Turkey fires artillery into Syria in border incident
Turkey has fired artillery into Syria to retaliate after a cross-border rocket from the war-torn country had slammed into a mosque, Turkish media said Monday amid heightened tensions.
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Monday, March 31, 2014
The Turkish Ballot-Box Revolt That Wasn’t - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com
The Turkish Ballot-Box Revolt That Wasn’t
Young, secular and unhappy with the Erdogan government, but without a credible agenda to win over their countrymen.
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Young, secular and unhappy with the Erdogan government, but without a credible agenda to win over their countrymen.
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Turkish gov’t wants ‘interlocutor’ to unblock Twitter - Trend.Az
Turkish gov’t wants ‘interlocutor’ to unblock Twitter
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Spokesperson Huseyin Celik has said access to Twitter and YouTube could be unblocked, if the companies agree to set up a mechanism for the Turkish authorities to easily contact them when necessary, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
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Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Spokesperson Huseyin Celik has said access to Twitter and YouTube could be unblocked, if the companies agree to set up a mechanism for the Turkish authorities to easily contact them when necessary, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
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First Time Istanbul | Jetsetter.com
First Time Istanbul
Posted: 03/31/2014 7:20 pm EDT Updated: 03/31/2014 7:59 pm EDT
Istanbul first-timers need comfy shoes, hearty appetites, history lessons and laser-sharp haggling skills, as Jetsetter.com discovered on a recent trip. Here we help you suss out the top sights to see and snap once, and the local spots that will keep you coming back for more.
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Posted: 03/31/2014 7:20 pm EDT Updated: 03/31/2014 7:59 pm EDT
Istanbul first-timers need comfy shoes, hearty appetites, history lessons and laser-sharp haggling skills, as Jetsetter.com discovered on a recent trip. Here we help you suss out the top sights to see and snap once, and the local spots that will keep you coming back for more.
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Turkey's Increasingly Troubling Efforts to Control the Internet - Nextgov.com
Turkey's Increasingly Troubling Efforts to Control the Internet
Over the weekend, Google reported that Turkey had intercepted traffic to its public domain name system (DNS) service—part of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly draconian crackdown against the social media networks that are being used to distribute damaging information about him.
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Over the weekend, Google reported that Turkey had intercepted traffic to its public domain name system (DNS) service—part of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly draconian crackdown against the social media networks that are being used to distribute damaging information about him.
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The Ottoman Revival Is Over - NYTimes.com
The Ottoman Revival Is Over
NEW YORK — For Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s embattled prime minister, a win in Sunday’s local elections will be a Pyrrhic victory. While his Justice and Development Party, or A.K.P., will likely retain a majority of municipalities, Turkey as a whole, particularly as an international player, has lost.
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NEW YORK — For Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s embattled prime minister, a win in Sunday’s local elections will be a Pyrrhic victory. While his Justice and Development Party, or A.K.P., will likely retain a majority of municipalities, Turkey as a whole, particularly as an international player, has lost.
More:The Ottoman Revival Is Over - NYTimes.com
Prime Minister Erdogan’s Revenge - NYTimes.com
Prime Minister Erdogan’s Revenge
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey got what he wanted from
Sunday’s elections for mayors and other local officials — a strong vote of confidence for his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party and its 11 years in power.
More:Prime Minister Erdogan’s Revenge - NYTimes.com
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey got what he wanted from
Sunday’s elections for mayors and other local officials — a strong vote of confidence for his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party and its 11 years in power.
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Syrian rocket hits Turkish mosque, injures refugee
Syrian rocket hits Turkish mosque, injures refugee
March 31, 2014 14:39 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Officials say Turkish artillery units have fired into Syrian territory in retaliation for a rocket that hit a mosque in a Turkish border town, injuring a 60-year old Syrian woman refugee.
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March 31, 2014 14:39 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Officials say Turkish artillery units have fired into Syrian territory in retaliation for a rocket that hit a mosque in a Turkish border town, injuring a 60-year old Syrian woman refugee.
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The Gas Deal That Could Reunite Cyprus - theTrumpet.com
The Gas Deal That Could Reunite Cyprus
March 31, 2014 • From theTrumpet.com
The discovery of large gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean may heal Cyprus’s 55-year rift.
By Brent Nagtegaal
Pushed into action by Russia’s takeover of Crimea, the European Union and the United States are increasing diplomatic efforts to reunify the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Propelling their efforts forward is the discovery of two large natural gas deposits that, if tapped and transported into Europe, could reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fuels.
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March 31, 2014 • From theTrumpet.com
The discovery of large gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean may heal Cyprus’s 55-year rift.
By Brent Nagtegaal
Pushed into action by Russia’s takeover of Crimea, the European Union and the United States are increasing diplomatic efforts to reunify the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Propelling their efforts forward is the discovery of two large natural gas deposits that, if tapped and transported into Europe, could reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fuels.
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Backsliding on democracy will hurt Turkey’s EU ambitions, officials say | euronews, Europe
Backsliding on democracy will hurt Turkey’s EU ambitions, officials say
31/03 18:42 CET
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be bolstered by his party’s local election win, but EU officials warned on Monday that he must focus on democratic reforms if Ankara is to achieve closer ties with Brussels.
Doubts remain over his commitment to such reforms after ministers ordered Twitter and YouTube to be blocked, sparking international condemnation.
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31/03 18:42 CET
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be bolstered by his party’s local election win, but EU officials warned on Monday that he must focus on democratic reforms if Ankara is to achieve closer ties with Brussels.
Doubts remain over his commitment to such reforms after ministers ordered Twitter and YouTube to be blocked, sparking international condemnation.
More:Backsliding on democracy will hurt Turkey’s EU ambitions, officials say | euronews, Europe
How Erdogan’s jubilant victory speech targeted his two biggest enemies
How Erdogan’s jubilant victory speech targeted his two biggest enemies
By Adam Taylor
March 31 at 10:12 am
On Sunday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was jubilant. His AK Party had established relatively healthy results in municipal elections with 44 percent of the vote. It's an important step for Erdoğan, who is hoping to cement his leadership ahead of this summer’s presidential election and the parliamentary elections scheduled for next year.
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By Adam Taylor
March 31 at 10:12 am
On Sunday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was jubilant. His AK Party had established relatively healthy results in municipal elections with 44 percent of the vote. It's an important step for Erdoğan, who is hoping to cement his leadership ahead of this summer’s presidential election and the parliamentary elections scheduled for next year.
More:How Erdogan’s jubilant victory speech targeted his two biggest enemies
French FEMEN activists deported after protest in Turkish PM’s constituency - LOCAL
French FEMEN activists deported after protest in Turkish PM’s constituency
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Two FEMEN activists, who had staged a protest at an Istanbul polling station in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s constituency on March 30, have been deported.
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ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Two FEMEN activists, who had staged a protest at an Istanbul polling station in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s constituency on March 30, have been deported.
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The wrong target for Turkey | The Japan Times
The wrong target for Turkey
Mar 31, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan’s decision to launch a campaign against social media such as Twitter and YouTube has backfired. Rather than stop the attacks, it has only fueled criticism of his government and heightened speculation about allegations of corruption. It is never a good sign when a government starts shutting down the media — attacking the messenger — rather than going after the problem.
More:The wrong target for Turkey | The Japan Times
Mar 31, 2014
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan’s decision to launch a campaign against social media such as Twitter and YouTube has backfired. Rather than stop the attacks, it has only fueled criticism of his government and heightened speculation about allegations of corruption. It is never a good sign when a government starts shutting down the media — attacking the messenger — rather than going after the problem.
More:The wrong target for Turkey | The Japan Times
BBC News - Turkey PM Erdogan claims election victory
Turkey PM Erdogan claims election victory
PM Erdogan claimed a personal victory, reports the BBC's James Reynolds
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory for his party in local elections, and vowed that his enemies would "pay the price".
More:BBC News - Turkey PM Erdogan claims election victory
PM Erdogan claimed a personal victory, reports the BBC's James Reynolds
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory for his party in local elections, and vowed that his enemies would "pay the price".
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Turkey’s ISPs hijack Google’s DNS service, killing bypass for Twitter, YouTube ban - Google, security, DNS, social media, Google DNS service, hijacking traffic, cybercrime - CSO | The Resource for Data Security Executives
Turkey’s ISPs hijack Google’s DNS service, killing bypass for Twitter, YouTube ban
Liam Tung (CSO Online (Australia))
— 31 March, 2014 08:28
Several ISPs in Turkey are hijacking traffic to a Google service that until Saturday offered locals a way around the government’s blockade on Twitter and YouTube.
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Liam Tung (CSO Online (Australia))
— 31 March, 2014 08:28
Several ISPs in Turkey are hijacking traffic to a Google service that until Saturday offered locals a way around the government’s blockade on Twitter and YouTube.
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Turkey's election may ironically have dealt a blow to democracy | World news | The Guardian
Turkey's election may ironically have dealt a blow to democracy
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may use this result to justify clampdowns on press freedom and protests in 'defence of national security'
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may use this result to justify clampdowns on press freedom and protests in 'defence of national security'
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How Turkey's Kids Are Beating the Twitter Ban - Businessweek
How Turkey's Kids Are Beating the Twitter Ban
March 31, 2014
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Elliot Gotkine reports on Turkey’s continued ban of Twitter amid elections despite the court ruling to unblock the social media site. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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March 31, 2014
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Elliot Gotkine reports on Turkey’s continued ban of Twitter amid elections despite the court ruling to unblock the social media site. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg)
More:How Turkey's Kids Are Beating the Twitter Ban - Businessweek
Turkish 'prohibition' culture explained - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish 'prohibition' culture explained
I do not watch TV often. However, I try to catch a political discussion program on CNN Turk that features four or five pundits from different political perspectives analyzing current issues. On March 27, as I was watching Al-Monitor columnist Kadri Gursel criticize yet another gag order on the Turkish press, another Al-Monitor contributor, Nagehan Alci, burst out at Gursel, “You have defied the ban by reading this article. I am ashamed to be on the same program with traitors.” It is mind-boggling to see a journalist defend a ban on freedom of the press, yet it is not rare in contemporary Turkey.
More:Turkish 'prohibition' culture explained - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
I do not watch TV often. However, I try to catch a political discussion program on CNN Turk that features four or five pundits from different political perspectives analyzing current issues. On March 27, as I was watching Al-Monitor columnist Kadri Gursel criticize yet another gag order on the Turkish press, another Al-Monitor contributor, Nagehan Alci, burst out at Gursel, “You have defied the ban by reading this article. I am ashamed to be on the same program with traitors.” It is mind-boggling to see a journalist defend a ban on freedom of the press, yet it is not rare in contemporary Turkey.
More:Turkish 'prohibition' culture explained - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Fear of war grips Turkish border province - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Fear of war grips Turkish border province
ANTAKYA, Turkey — A fisherman’s boat bobs on the sapphire blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. A stray puppy gambols on a deserted sand beach. In normal times, this small seaside Eden in Turkey’s southernmost province of Hatay would buzz with summer holidaymakers. But the coming season threatens to be different in Meydankoy. “We are on the frontline of the war,” says Ozgur Kaya, a fisherman, pointing toward the Syrian side of the coast. The thud of artillery fire drowns out his voice
More:Fear of war grips Turkish border province - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
ANTAKYA, Turkey — A fisherman’s boat bobs on the sapphire blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. A stray puppy gambols on a deserted sand beach. In normal times, this small seaside Eden in Turkey’s southernmost province of Hatay would buzz with summer holidaymakers. But the coming season threatens to be different in Meydankoy. “We are on the frontline of the war,” says Ozgur Kaya, a fisherman, pointing toward the Syrian side of the coast. The thud of artillery fire drowns out his voice
More:Fear of war grips Turkish border province - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Turkey’s elections may not matter - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Turkey’s elections may not matter
Today, March 30, 52 million Turks cast their votes in local elections. Although the vote won’t affect the parliamentary majority of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the elections are perceived to be a popularity contest for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is mired in a major corruption scandal. Social media users have reported that they have never seen such long lines at polling stations. It is expected that these elections will witness the highest participation rates in any election in Turkish history. It seems like Turkey has an opportunity for change.
More:Why Turkey’s elections may not matter - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Today, March 30, 52 million Turks cast their votes in local elections. Although the vote won’t affect the parliamentary majority of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the elections are perceived to be a popularity contest for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is mired in a major corruption scandal. Social media users have reported that they have never seen such long lines at polling stations. It is expected that these elections will witness the highest participation rates in any election in Turkish history. It seems like Turkey has an opportunity for change.
More:Why Turkey’s elections may not matter - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan: political enemies will 'pay the price' for what they did - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan: political enemies will 'pay the price'
Though beleaguered by corruption accusations, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) remained true to style in the March 30 local elections, displaying its political mastery and power of manipulation.
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Though beleaguered by corruption accusations, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) remained true to style in the March 30 local elections, displaying its political mastery and power of manipulation.
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Turkish PM Erdogan tells enemies they will pay price after poll - World | The Star Online
Turkish PM Erdogan tells enemies they will pay price after poll
by humeyra pamuk AND ralph boulton
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls that had become a referendum on his rule and said he would "enter the lair" of enemies who have accused him of corruption and leaked state secrets. "They will pay for this," he said.
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by humeyra pamuk AND ralph boulton
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls that had become a referendum on his rule and said he would "enter the lair" of enemies who have accused him of corruption and leaked state secrets. "They will pay for this," he said.
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Turkey's Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis | Top News | Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis
Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:00pm EDT
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls that had become a referendum on his rule and said he would "enter the lair" of enemies who have accused him of corruption and leaked state secrets. "They will pay for this," he said.
More:Turkey's Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis | Top News | Reuters
Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:00pm EDT
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls that had become a referendum on his rule and said he would "enter the lair" of enemies who have accused him of corruption and leaked state secrets. "They will pay for this," he said.
More:Turkey's Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis | Top News | Reuters
Tight Mayoral Race Grips Turkish Capital - WSJ.com
Tight Mayoral Race Grips Turkish Capital
Erdogan Ally, Opposition Candidate Claim Victory in Key Municipal Race
By
Ayla Albayrak
Updated March 30, 2014 8:44 p.m. ET
ANKARA—Turkey's capital staged one of the tightest races in local elections Sunday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ally and the main opposition candidate both declared victory.
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Erdogan Ally, Opposition Candidate Claim Victory in Key Municipal Race
By
Ayla Albayrak
Updated March 30, 2014 8:44 p.m. ET
ANKARA—Turkey's capital staged one of the tightest races in local elections Sunday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ally and the main opposition candidate both declared victory.
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As it happened: PM Erdoğan declares local poll victory amid fraud claims - POLITICS
As it happened: PM Erdoğan declares local poll victory amid fraud claims
ISTANBUL
Preliminary results have started to come as votes are being counted after voting officially ended at 5 p.m. More than 50 million people went to the polls amid high participation in the elections.
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ISTANBUL
Preliminary results have started to come as votes are being counted after voting officially ended at 5 p.m. More than 50 million people went to the polls amid high participation in the elections.
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Turkey elects three female metropolitan mayors in a first - POLITICS
Turkey elects three female metropolitan mayors in a first
ISTANBUL
None of Turkey’s metropolitan cities have been governed by female mayors until the March 30 local elections and now not one, but three women have made history after being elected to the helm on opposite sides of the country.
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ISTANBUL
None of Turkey’s metropolitan cities have been governed by female mayors until the March 30 local elections and now not one, but three women have made history after being elected to the helm on opposite sides of the country.
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Turkey now blocking social media by hijacking Google DNS | Ars Technica
Turkey now blocking social media by hijacking Google DNS
Other global DNS requests also being routed to Turk Telekom
by Sean Gallagher - Mar 30 2014, 3:35pm EST
On Saturday, network monitoring firms BGPMon and Renesys both reported the discovery of a new stage in the governmental blocking of social media as Turkish citizens go to the polls this weekend. Turk Telekom is now rerouting requests to popular Domain Name Service servers outside the country—including’s Google’s public DNS server—so those requests instead go to a server within Turk Telekom’s network. This means that anyone within Turkey attempting to use Google DNS or a similar service as a way to gain access to Twitter or YouTube will instead be directed to a government DNS server where those services are blocked.
More:Turkey now blocking social media by hijacking Google DNS | Ars Technica
Other global DNS requests also being routed to Turk Telekom
by Sean Gallagher - Mar 30 2014, 3:35pm EST
On Saturday, network monitoring firms BGPMon and Renesys both reported the discovery of a new stage in the governmental blocking of social media as Turkish citizens go to the polls this weekend. Turk Telekom is now rerouting requests to popular Domain Name Service servers outside the country—including’s Google’s public DNS server—so those requests instead go to a server within Turk Telekom’s network. This means that anyone within Turkey attempting to use Google DNS or a similar service as a way to gain access to Twitter or YouTube will instead be directed to a government DNS server where those services are blocked.
More:Turkey now blocking social media by hijacking Google DNS | Ars Technica
Turkey: It is Time to Prove Your Sovereignty
Turkey: It is Time to Prove Your Sovereignty
Sibel Edmonds | March 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
The best interests of Turkey lie with Turkey and its people- the empire and its imperial interests notwithstanding.
I am sure many of you are familiar with Paul Revere’s famed midnight ride, which took place 239 years ago. It has been claimed that Paul Revere shouted the following legendary phrase as he passed from town to town: “The British are coming!” Reading the latest mainstream media headlines and highly charged lengthy articles on the coming local Turkish elections makes me think of a modified version of Paul Revere’s famous phrase: “Alert, alert, the Turkish local elections are coming!” With no recognition that this is about Turkey, or the Turkish people, or Turkey’s own local elections, but instead just a highly manic and propaganda-reeked style meant to induce tension and divisiveness.
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Sibel Edmonds | March 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
The best interests of Turkey lie with Turkey and its people- the empire and its imperial interests notwithstanding.
I am sure many of you are familiar with Paul Revere’s famed midnight ride, which took place 239 years ago. It has been claimed that Paul Revere shouted the following legendary phrase as he passed from town to town: “The British are coming!” Reading the latest mainstream media headlines and highly charged lengthy articles on the coming local Turkish elections makes me think of a modified version of Paul Revere’s famous phrase: “Alert, alert, the Turkish local elections are coming!” With no recognition that this is about Turkey, or the Turkish people, or Turkey’s own local elections, but instead just a highly manic and propaganda-reeked style meant to induce tension and divisiveness.
More:Turkey: It is Time to Prove Your Sovereignty
Turkey Leaks Unmask Military Plot against Syria, Erdogan Mad to Justify
Turkey Leaks Unmask Military Plot against Syria, Erdogan Mad to Justify
Local Editor
Turkey: Audio leaksIn his first official statement since an audio recording of a top secret security meeting between senior Turkish officials was leaked on the internet, Turkish president Abdullah Gul said the leak exposed Turkey's national security weaknesses.
More:Turkey Leaks Unmask Military Plot against Syria, Erdogan Mad to Justify
Local Editor
Turkey: Audio leaksIn his first official statement since an audio recording of a top secret security meeting between senior Turkish officials was leaked on the internet, Turkish president Abdullah Gul said the leak exposed Turkey's national security weaknesses.
More:Turkey Leaks Unmask Military Plot against Syria, Erdogan Mad to Justify
LIVE: Voting officially ends across Turkey - POLITICS
LIVE: Voting officially ends across Turkey
ISTANBUL
According to the High Election Board's official regulations, results are only allowed to be broadcast after 21:00. But the board is expected to lift this restriction and allow earlier announcements
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ISTANBUL
According to the High Election Board's official regulations, results are only allowed to be broadcast after 21:00. But the board is expected to lift this restriction and allow earlier announcements
More:LIVE: Voting officially ends across Turkey - POLITICS
LIVE: Voting officially ends across Turkey - POLITICS
LIVE: Voting officially ends across Turkey
ISTANBUL
According to the High Election Board's official regulations, results are only allowed to be broadcast after 21:00. But the board is expected to lift this restriction and allow earlier announcements
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ISTANBUL
According to the High Election Board's official regulations, results are only allowed to be broadcast after 21:00. But the board is expected to lift this restriction and allow earlier announcements
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Erdogan Popularity Tested Amid Scandal as Turks Vote Locally - Businessweek
Erdogan Popularity Tested Amid Scandal as Turks Vote Locally
By Ali Berat Meric, Selcan Hacaoglu and Onur Ant March 30, 2014
Turkey
Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections that will test the popularity of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hurt by allegations of corruption and autocratic rule.
More:Erdogan Popularity Tested Amid Scandal as Turks Vote Locally - Businessweek
By Ali Berat Meric, Selcan Hacaoglu and Onur Ant March 30, 2014
Turkey
Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections that will test the popularity of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hurt by allegations of corruption and autocratic rule.
More:Erdogan Popularity Tested Amid Scandal as Turks Vote Locally - Businessweek
What went wrong with Turkey’s Mideast policy? - Al Arabiya News
What went wrong with Turkey’s Mideast policy?
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Sinem Cengiz
Turkey was not invited for a major Islamic conference that took place in Egypt last week, according to media outlets. Similarly, there was no Turkish participation at another major meeting, the Jeddah Economic Forum, held in Saudi Arabia.
More:What went wrong with Turkey’s Mideast policy? - Al Arabiya News
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Sinem Cengiz
Turkey was not invited for a major Islamic conference that took place in Egypt last week, according to media outlets. Similarly, there was no Turkish participation at another major meeting, the Jeddah Economic Forum, held in Saudi Arabia.
More:What went wrong with Turkey’s Mideast policy? - Al Arabiya News
Turkey Politicians Make Final Push Before Local Elections - WSJ.com
Turkey Politicians Make Final Push Before Local Elections
By
Joe Parkinson And Emre Peker
Updated March 29, 2014 10:36 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Turkey's leading politicians and mayoral candidates made a final push Saturday to boost their support a day before crucial local elections that have turned into a referendum on the government, which is fighting back mounting challenges including an explosive national security leak resulting in an espionage investigation and YouTube's ban.
More:Turkey Politicians Make Final Push Before Local Elections - WSJ.com
By
Joe Parkinson And Emre Peker
Updated March 29, 2014 10:36 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Turkey's leading politicians and mayoral candidates made a final push Saturday to boost their support a day before crucial local elections that have turned into a referendum on the government, which is fighting back mounting challenges including an explosive national security leak resulting in an espionage investigation and YouTube's ban.
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Istanbul Votes « LRB blog
Istanbul Votes
Kaya Genç 29 March 2014
Tags: politics | turkey
Istanbul’s mayoral election is tomorrow. I wonder if rescheduling it for two month’s time would make a difference. I have a hunch that it might: 27 May marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Gezi Park demonstrations, and the results of the election will in part reflect the way people here feel about last year’s protests.
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Kaya Genç 29 March 2014
Tags: politics | turkey
Istanbul’s mayoral election is tomorrow. I wonder if rescheduling it for two month’s time would make a difference. I have a hunch that it might: 27 May marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Gezi Park demonstrations, and the results of the election will in part reflect the way people here feel about last year’s protests.
More:Istanbul Votes « LRB blog
Polls open in Turkey local vote seen as test of Erdogan rule
Polls open in Turkey local vote seen as test of Erdogan rule
30 March 2014 | 09:20 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Polls opened Sunday in Turkey for municipal elections that are seen as a referendum on the rule of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has faced anti-government protests and a major corruption scandal, AFP reported.
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30 March 2014 | 09:20 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Polls opened Sunday in Turkey for municipal elections that are seen as a referendum on the rule of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has faced anti-government protests and a major corruption scandal, AFP reported.
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The battle for Turkey’s future | The Chronicle Herald
The battle for Turkey’s future
THE ECONOMIST
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reason to thank Vladimir Putin. For weeks the
Russian president’s attack on Ukraine has hogged headlines. This has let
Turkey’s prime minister get away with only limited international
opprobrium for a string of illiberal laws that seem designed mainly to
protect himself and his allies from a corruption scandal that one
insider calls the biggest in modern Turkish history.
More:The battle for Turkey’s future | The Chronicle Herald
THE ECONOMIST
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reason to thank Vladimir Putin. For weeks the
Russian president’s attack on Ukraine has hogged headlines. This has let
Turkey’s prime minister get away with only limited international
opprobrium for a string of illiberal laws that seem designed mainly to
protect himself and his allies from a corruption scandal that one
insider calls the biggest in modern Turkish history.
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Erdogan in Germany: cherished and controversial | Europe | DW.DE | 30.03.2014
Erdogan in Germany: cherished and controversial
Gezi Park protests, corruption allegations, YouTube censorship: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's image in Germany has been tarnished by several scandals. But German-Turks may still be important to him this summer.
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Delayed summertime to begin overnight in Turkey
Delayed summertime to begin overnight in Turkey
Sunday, March 30, 2014
ANKARA - The clocks across Turkey will be put forward for an hour beginning from 3am on March 31 a day later than the rest of Europe.
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
ANKARA - The clocks across Turkey will be put forward for an hour beginning from 3am on March 31 a day later than the rest of Europe.
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Taking a selfie! - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Taking a selfie!
Everybody is competing to take the best selfie nowadays. A selfie is a kind of self-portrait photograph. The word "selfie" had become ordinary enough to take a place in the Oxford Dictionaries Online in 2013. Then in the same year, Oxford Dictionaries Online declared the word "selfie" its Word of the Year.
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Everybody is competing to take the best selfie nowadays. A selfie is a kind of self-portrait photograph. The word "selfie" had become ordinary enough to take a place in the Oxford Dictionaries Online in 2013. Then in the same year, Oxford Dictionaries Online declared the word "selfie" its Word of the Year.
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
Turkey’s political crisis isn’t just about Twitter and YouTube. Here are two important factors you should understand.
Turkey’s political crisis isn’t just about Twitter and YouTube. Here are two important factors you should understand
On Sunday, Turkey will hold nationwide municipal elections, and while local elections do not generally make international news, this one is different: The Turkish government has banned YouTube and Twitter in an apparent attempt to stifle political criticism, prompting a worldwide backlash. Add that to months of often bloody street protests against policy actions, and the impression is of a government in crisis.
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On Sunday, Turkey will hold nationwide municipal elections, and while local elections do not generally make international news, this one is different: The Turkish government has banned YouTube and Twitter in an apparent attempt to stifle political criticism, prompting a worldwide backlash. Add that to months of often bloody street protests against policy actions, and the impression is of a government in crisis.
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National Secular Society - Secularist of the Year awarded to Turkish MP, Safak Pavey
Secularist of the Year awarded to Turkish MP, Safak Pavey
Posted: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:44
Secularist of the Year awarded to Turkish MP, Safak Pavey
Turkish MP and human rights campaigner, Safak Pavey, has won this year's award for Secularist of the Year.
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Posted: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:44
Secularist of the Year awarded to Turkish MP, Safak Pavey
Turkish MP and human rights campaigner, Safak Pavey, has won this year's award for Secularist of the Year.
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Choose your own adventure sailing along Turkey’s coast | Travel | Travel News and Holiday Deals | | Herald Sun
Choose your own adventure sailing along Turkey’s coast
FOR SHEER escapism, nothing beats holidaying on a Turkish gulet. These sturdy, wooden motor-sailers – upwards of 15m long – cruise the coast, exploring ancient sites, anchoring in quiet bays and serving up delicious meals.
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FOR SHEER escapism, nothing beats holidaying on a Turkish gulet. These sturdy, wooden motor-sailers – upwards of 15m long – cruise the coast, exploring ancient sites, anchoring in quiet bays and serving up delicious meals.
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Individualism 'fueling divorce rates' in Turkey
Individualism 'fueling divorce rates' in Turkey
Saturday, March 29, 2014
ISTANBUL - As couples increasingly head to court to end their marriages, a rise in individualism is being seen as the main reason behind the high divorce rate, experts have said.
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
ISTANBUL - As couples increasingly head to court to end their marriages, a rise in individualism is being seen as the main reason behind the high divorce rate, experts have said.
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In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey’s Leader - NYTimes.com
In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey’s Leader
ISTANBUL — As the campaign bus moved through Istanbul’s traffic, the
cityscape blurred: construction cranes, new shopping malls and
boutiques, a billboard for the luxury department store Harvey Nichols —
all signposts of a city more populous than some European countries,
vastly reshaped under the Islamist government of Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan.
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ISTANBUL — As the campaign bus moved through Istanbul’s traffic, the
cityscape blurred: construction cranes, new shopping malls and
boutiques, a billboard for the luxury department store Harvey Nichols —
all signposts of a city more populous than some European countries,
vastly reshaped under the Islamist government of Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey vs Twitter - Listening Post - Al Jazeera English
Turkey vs Twitter
We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.
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We look at how Ankara's crackdown on social media is creating a firestorm ahead of a critical presidential election.
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Turkey Leaks Unmask Military Plot against Syria, Erdogan Mad to Justify
Turkey Leaks Unmask Military Plot against Syria, Erdogan Mad to Justify
Turkey: Audio leaksIn his first official statement since an audio recording of a top secret security meeting between senior Turkish officials was leaked on the internet, Turkish president Abdullah Gul said the leak exposed Turkey's national security weaknesses.
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Turkey: Audio leaksIn his first official statement since an audio recording of a top secret security meeting between senior Turkish officials was leaked on the internet, Turkish president Abdullah Gul said the leak exposed Turkey's national security weaknesses.
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Erdogan's Tor Project Block Failing Due to Multiple Alternatives
Erdogan's Tor Project Block Failing Due to Multiple Alternatives
By David Gilbert March 28, 2014 16:46 GMT
Ahead of this weekend's elections in Turkey, prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been attempting to close off a number of social media outlets including Twitter and YouTube.
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By David Gilbert March 28, 2014 16:46 GMT
Ahead of this weekend's elections in Turkey, prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been attempting to close off a number of social media outlets including Twitter and YouTube.
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Loyalty to embattled Erdogan lies deep in Turkey's pious heartlands - chicagotribune.com
Loyalty to embattled Erdogan lies deep in Turkey's pious heartlands
6:59 a.m. CDT, March 29, 2014
KONYA, Turkey (Reuters) - If Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is fighting the toughest battle of his political career as corruption allegations swirl and elections approach, Turkey's conservative Anatolian heartlands appear to have his back.
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6:59 a.m. CDT, March 29, 2014
KONYA, Turkey (Reuters) - If Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is fighting the toughest battle of his political career as corruption allegations swirl and elections approach, Turkey's conservative Anatolian heartlands appear to have his back.
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Disquiet over Turkish PM’s ‘pharaonic’ megaprojects - DAWN.COM
Disquiet over Turkish PM’s ‘pharaonic’ megaprojects
hilippe Alfroy
ISTANBUL: Osman Erkov’s farm sits pretty in a seaside village near Istanbul, but soon it will make way for one of Turkey’s many new megaprojects, billed the “world’s biggest airport”.
“Look how beautiful it is, this landscape,” said the dairy farmer, looking across the Black Sea village of Yenikoy on the rural fringes of the sprawling megacity of over 15 million people.
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hilippe Alfroy
ISTANBUL: Osman Erkov’s farm sits pretty in a seaside village near Istanbul, but soon it will make way for one of Turkey’s many new megaprojects, billed the “world’s biggest airport”.
“Look how beautiful it is, this landscape,” said the dairy farmer, looking across the Black Sea village of Yenikoy on the rural fringes of the sprawling megacity of over 15 million people.
More:Disquiet over Turkish PM’s ‘pharaonic’ megaprojects - DAWN.COM
Sound and Fury on the Bosphorus
Sound and Fury on the Bosphorus
As chaos swirls around Turkey's embattled prime minister, can the opposition take advantage?
ISTANBUL, Turkey — In one of Istanbul's cosmopolitan districts on the winding Bosphorus Strait, two female campaigners stood armed to the teeth with campaign gear -- pamphlets, pins, balloons, and a trailer booming patriotic beats. "Here's the plan," said a soft-spoken Gulsun Karsli. "We'll go house to house and remind people why the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is the best."
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As chaos swirls around Turkey's embattled prime minister, can the opposition take advantage?
ISTANBUL, Turkey — In one of Istanbul's cosmopolitan districts on the winding Bosphorus Strait, two female campaigners stood armed to the teeth with campaign gear -- pamphlets, pins, balloons, and a trailer booming patriotic beats. "Here's the plan," said a soft-spoken Gulsun Karsli. "We'll go house to house and remind people why the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is the best."
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Media Neglect Turkish False Flag Attack Leak And Its Implications
Media Neglect Turkish False Flag Attack Leak And Its Implications
By Moon Of Alamaba
March 28, 2014 "Information Clearing House - "Moon Of Alabama"- Some more thoughts on the leaked tape from a meeting in the Turkish foreign ministry which is only very selectively reported in "western" media.
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By Moon Of Alamaba
March 28, 2014 "Information Clearing House - "Moon Of Alabama"- Some more thoughts on the leaked tape from a meeting in the Turkish foreign ministry which is only very selectively reported in "western" media.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
Turkey’s most chaotic elections - SERKAN DEMİRTAŞ
Turkey’s most chaotic elections
More than 50 million Turks will cast their votes on Sunday, March 30, in the country’s most chaotic election ever, but unfortunately it will unlikely diffuse the political tension. We’ll all have the results of the election by Sunday night, but we’ll wake up to a much more polarized country where rival political groups will continue their fight, this time for the upcoming presidential elections. Here are important issues that will continue to dominate Turkey’s agenda in the post-election era:
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More than 50 million Turks will cast their votes on Sunday, March 30, in the country’s most chaotic election ever, but unfortunately it will unlikely diffuse the political tension. We’ll all have the results of the election by Sunday night, but we’ll wake up to a much more polarized country where rival political groups will continue their fight, this time for the upcoming presidential elections. Here are important issues that will continue to dominate Turkey’s agenda in the post-election era:
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International writers call for greater freedom of expression in Turkey - INTERNATIONAL
International writers call for greater freedom of expression in Turkey
ISTANBUL
Leading writers from around the world, including Turkey’s Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and novelist Elif Şafak, have called on Turkish authorities to respect freedom of expression as a universal and fundamental human right, in a joint letter published by PEN International and English PEN.
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ISTANBUL
Leading writers from around the world, including Turkey’s Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and novelist Elif Şafak, have called on Turkish authorities to respect freedom of expression as a universal and fundamental human right, in a joint letter published by PEN International and English PEN.
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Victory for free expression in Turkish court | Twitter Blogs
Victory for free expression in Turkish court
Friday, March 28, 2014 | By Vijaya Gadde (@vijaya), General Counsel [23:28 UTC]
Tweet
Two days ago, we filed petitions in Turkish court to challenge the access ban on Twitter, joining Turkish journalists and legal experts, Turkish citizens, and the international community. We also petitioned a court to overturn an order underlying the access ban that instructed us to take down an account with Tweets that accused a former government minister of corruption.
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Friday, March 28, 2014 | By Vijaya Gadde (@vijaya), General Counsel [23:28 UTC]
Tweet
Two days ago, we filed petitions in Turkish court to challenge the access ban on Twitter, joining Turkish journalists and legal experts, Turkish citizens, and the international community. We also petitioned a court to overturn an order underlying the access ban that instructed us to take down an account with Tweets that accused a former government minister of corruption.
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Turkey cancels U.S.-based cleric's passport
Turkey cancels U.S.-based cleric's passport
Friday, March 28, 2014
ANKARA - Turkish authorities canceled the passport that Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen used to travel to the United States (U.S.) in 1999, officials said Friday.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
ANKARA - Turkish authorities canceled the passport that Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen used to travel to the United States (U.S.) in 1999, officials said Friday.
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Ten things you need to know about Turkey | Fox News
Ten things you need to know about Turkey
By Claire Berlinski
Published March 28, 2014
Here are ten things you need to know about Turkey.
1. On March 27, the government of Turkey blocked YouTube, less than a week after blacking out Twitter. Ostensibly, this was to prevent the spread of videos that are said to feature the voices of Turkey’s foreign minister, intelligence chief, and a top army general proposing to send the Turkish military into Syria to protect the tomb of Suleiman Shah, the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty.
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By Claire Berlinski
Published March 28, 2014
Here are ten things you need to know about Turkey.
1. On March 27, the government of Turkey blocked YouTube, less than a week after blacking out Twitter. Ostensibly, this was to prevent the spread of videos that are said to feature the voices of Turkey’s foreign minister, intelligence chief, and a top army general proposing to send the Turkish military into Syria to protect the tomb of Suleiman Shah, the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty.
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When Fahrenheit 451 came to Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
When Fahrenheit 451 came to Turkey
In his 1966 classic movie based on Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, legendary French director Francois Truffaut describes a world in which the fire department is called in not to extinguish fires, but to burn books wherever they are found. The struggle is between those who desperately seek to preserve books and an authoritarian state hell-bent on destroying all evidence of humanism and free thought.
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In his 1966 classic movie based on Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, legendary French director Francois Truffaut describes a world in which the fire department is called in not to extinguish fires, but to burn books wherever they are found. The struggle is between those who desperately seek to preserve books and an authoritarian state hell-bent on destroying all evidence of humanism and free thought.
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Turkish security breach exposes Erdogan in power struggle - swissinfo.ch
Turkish security breach exposes Erdogan in power stuggle
By Ralph Boulton and Orhan Coskun
STANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) -
Turkey's spymaster discusses possible military intervention in Syria
with army and civilian chiefs, and days later their words are broadcast
on the internet for all the world to hear.
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By Ralph Boulton and Orhan Coskun
STANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) -
Turkey's spymaster discusses possible military intervention in Syria
with army and civilian chiefs, and days later their words are broadcast
on the internet for all the world to hear.
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Turkish opposition struggles to close gap with scandal-hit Erdogan - chicagotribune.com
Turkish opposition struggles to close gap with scandal-hit Erdogan
Ayla Jean Yackley Reuters
4:12 p.m. CDT, March 28, 2014
DENIZLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition party has barely dented support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan despite months of anti-government protests, an investigation into government graft and hours of incriminating conversations leaked online.
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Ayla Jean Yackley Reuters
4:12 p.m. CDT, March 28, 2014
DENIZLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition party has barely dented support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan despite months of anti-government protests, an investigation into government graft and hours of incriminating conversations leaked online.
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İstanbul through the eyes of a world traveler - CİHAN
İstanbul through the eyes of a world traveler
TR_ISTA - 28.03.2014 18:42:14
An exhibition of paintings by Solange Greco, the wife of the consul general of Brazil in İstanbul, will be displayed at Tunnel Art Gallery starting on April 1.
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TR_ISTA - 28.03.2014 18:42:14
An exhibition of paintings by Solange Greco, the wife of the consul general of Brazil in İstanbul, will be displayed at Tunnel Art Gallery starting on April 1.
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LGBT rights in Turkey: After Gezi Park, LGBT candidates are now running for office.
Loud and Proud
By Jenna Krajeski
Asya Elmas, an HDP candidate for city council, waits amid a crowd at an HDP rally in Kadikoy. Asya Elmas, an HDP candidate for city council, waits amid a crowd at an HDP rally in Kadiköy.
ISTANBUL, Turkey—At a political rally on a gusty January day, Asya Elmas—a transsexual woman, sex worker, and first-time candidate for city council in Kadiköy, a liberal neighborhood on Istanbul’s Asian side—stood front and center with a fellow activist who was holding a large rainbow flag high over her head. She was there to gently remind Sirri Sürreya Önder, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) candidate for mayor of Istanbul and the rally’s focal point, of an increasingly vocal constituency: Turkey’s LGBT community.
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By Jenna Krajeski
Asya Elmas, an HDP candidate for city council, waits amid a crowd at an HDP rally in Kadikoy. Asya Elmas, an HDP candidate for city council, waits amid a crowd at an HDP rally in Kadiköy.
ISTANBUL, Turkey—At a political rally on a gusty January day, Asya Elmas—a transsexual woman, sex worker, and first-time candidate for city council in Kadiköy, a liberal neighborhood on Istanbul’s Asian side—stood front and center with a fellow activist who was holding a large rainbow flag high over her head. She was there to gently remind Sirri Sürreya Önder, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) candidate for mayor of Istanbul and the rally’s focal point, of an increasingly vocal constituency: Turkey’s LGBT community.
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KUNA : European Council tells Turkey "Youtube" ban is illegal - Politics - 28/03/2014
European Council tells Turkey "Youtube" ban is illegal
28/03/2014 | 05:21 PM | World News
PARIS, March 28 (KUNA) -- The European Council's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Friday warned Turkey that its decision to ban the popular video entity "Youtube" was "contrary to jurisprudence by the European Court of Human Rights" and it told Ankara it should stop blocking this internet outlet.
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28/03/2014 | 05:21 PM | World News
PARIS, March 28 (KUNA) -- The European Council's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Friday warned Turkey that its decision to ban the popular video entity "Youtube" was "contrary to jurisprudence by the European Court of Human Rights" and it told Ankara it should stop blocking this internet outlet.
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APA - Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar dismissed
Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar dismissed
[ 28 March 2014 10:51 ]
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar has been dismissed.
APA reports that the decision on Bayar’s dismissal has been posted on the Resmi Gazette today.
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[ 28 March 2014 10:51 ]
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Turkish Defense Industry Undersecretary Murad Bayar has been dismissed.
APA reports that the decision on Bayar’s dismissal has been posted on the Resmi Gazette today.
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Turkey can adapt to ageing population - LOCAL
Turkey can adapt to ageing population
Turkey’s population, like that of most developing countries, is ageing as a result of increasing life expectancy, urbanization, rising educational levels for women and a decrease in fertility rates, according to recent statistical data analysis.
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Turkey’s population, like that of most developing countries, is ageing as a result of increasing life expectancy, urbanization, rising educational levels for women and a decrease in fertility rates, according to recent statistical data analysis.
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5 free things to do in Istanbul - Travel - MiamiHerald.com
5 free things
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING
Associated Press
Istanbul is a thoroughly modern place, but it traces its roots back to 660 B.C. It’s the former seat of the opulent Byzantine and Ottoman empires and is divided into European and Asian sides by the Bosporus Strait, offering a wealth of history and stunning scenery.
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By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING
Associated Press
Istanbul is a thoroughly modern place, but it traces its roots back to 660 B.C. It’s the former seat of the opulent Byzantine and Ottoman empires and is divided into European and Asian sides by the Bosporus Strait, offering a wealth of history and stunning scenery.
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In Turkey's Local Elections, All Eyes on Erdogan - ABC News
In Turkey's Local Elections, All Eyes on Erdogan
ISTANBUL March 28, 2014 (AP)
By DESMOND BUTLER and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
Associated Press
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been ensnared in a corruption scandal that has toppled four Cabinet ministers. He has provoked outrage at home and abroad with an attempt to block Twitter and YouTube. His incessant us-against-them rhetoric and conspiracy theories have alienated allies. Meanwhile, the Turkish Lira has fallen, interest rates are up and the Turkish economy has fallen off a cliff.
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ISTANBUL March 28, 2014 (AP)
By DESMOND BUTLER and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
Associated Press
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been ensnared in a corruption scandal that has toppled four Cabinet ministers. He has provoked outrage at home and abroad with an attempt to block Twitter and YouTube. His incessant us-against-them rhetoric and conspiracy theories have alienated allies. Meanwhile, the Turkish Lira has fallen, interest rates are up and the Turkish economy has fallen off a cliff.
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Who was behind the Gezi protests and the Dec. 17 graft probe? — RT Op-Edge
Who was behind the Gezi protests and the Dec. 17 graft probe?
Dr. Can Erimtan is an independent scholar residing in İstanbul, with a wide interest in the politics, history and culture of the Balkans and the Greater Middle East. He tweets at @theerimtanangle
Published time: March 28, 2014 13:51
Last year's Gezi protests in Istanbul quickly spread throughout the whole of the country and also rapidly garnered a lot of attention worldwide.
More:Who was behind the Gezi protests and the Dec. 17 graft probe? — RT Op-Edge
Dr. Can Erimtan is an independent scholar residing in İstanbul, with a wide interest in the politics, history and culture of the Balkans and the Greater Middle East. He tweets at @theerimtanangle
Published time: March 28, 2014 13:51
Last year's Gezi protests in Istanbul quickly spread throughout the whole of the country and also rapidly garnered a lot of attention worldwide.
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Erdogan, Israel and the upcoming Turkish municipal elections | JPost | Israel News
Erdogan, Israel and the upcoming Turkish municipal elections
By HERB KEINON
03/28/2014 07:13
No one in Jerusalem is buying the idea that after the municipal elections, if Erdogan wins, all will return to normal with Turkey.
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By HERB KEINON
03/28/2014 07:13
No one in Jerusalem is buying the idea that after the municipal elections, if Erdogan wins, all will return to normal with Turkey.
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Turkey and the internet: Of tweets and twits | The Economist
Turkey and the internet
Of tweets and twits
How government censorship backfired
Mar 29th 2014 | ISTANBUL | From the print edition
THE beleaguered Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, must be scared. Why else, many Turks ask, would a court on March 20th have blocked access to Twitter? Mr Erdogan vowed to “wipe out” the social-media site “no matter what the rest of the world has to say about it”. Douglas Frantz, an American State Department official, likened the move to “21st-century book-burning”. Neelie Kroes, the European digital commissioner, called it “cowardly”.
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Of tweets and twits
How government censorship backfired
Mar 29th 2014 | ISTANBUL | From the print edition
THE beleaguered Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, must be scared. Why else, many Turks ask, would a court on March 20th have blocked access to Twitter? Mr Erdogan vowed to “wipe out” the social-media site “no matter what the rest of the world has to say about it”. Douglas Frantz, an American State Department official, likened the move to “21st-century book-burning”. Neelie Kroes, the European digital commissioner, called it “cowardly”.
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Illegal eavesdropping threatens Turkey: Parliament head
Illegal eavesdropping threatens Turkey: Parliament head
Friday, March 28, 2014
ANKARA - The people who illegally eavesdropped on a high-level security meeting of government officials discussing Turkish territory in Syria want to drag Turkey into chaos, Turkey's Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek has said.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
ANKARA - The people who illegally eavesdropped on a high-level security meeting of government officials discussing Turkish territory in Syria want to drag Turkey into chaos, Turkey's Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek has said.
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Turkey blocks Youtube and Twitter after a series of leaks cause scandal.
Turkey Blocks Youtube and Twitter Days Before Democratic Elections
By Elliot Hannon
On Thursday, Turkey’s government banned Youtube. Last week, the country put the kibosh on Twitter. If Facebook is next on the chopping block, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan might have a millennial insurrection on his hands.
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By Elliot Hannon
On Thursday, Turkey’s government banned Youtube. Last week, the country put the kibosh on Twitter. If Facebook is next on the chopping block, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan might have a millennial insurrection on his hands.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Turkey blocks access to YouTube - FT.com
Turkey blocks access to YouTube
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Turkey’s embattled government has blocked access to YouTube, hours after the release on the platform of a leaked tape in which top national security figures appear to discuss preparing for a possible clash with neighbouring Syria.
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By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Turkey’s embattled government has blocked access to YouTube, hours after the release on the platform of a leaked tape in which top national security figures appear to discuss preparing for a possible clash with neighbouring Syria.
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Turkey's culture of dissent
Turkey's culture of dissent
by Robert Ellis
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is like a mousetrap salesman; the moment he plugs one hole, the mouse peeks out of the other.
His latest move to block dissent in Turkey is to ban Twitter, but millions of Turkish tweeters have, with characteristic ingenuity, found ways to circumvent this ban.
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by Robert Ellis
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is like a mousetrap salesman; the moment he plugs one hole, the mouse peeks out of the other.
His latest move to block dissent in Turkey is to ban Twitter, but millions of Turkish tweeters have, with characteristic ingenuity, found ways to circumvent this ban.
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Selling the candidates in Turkey, one song at a time | Public Radio International
Selling the candidates in Turkey, one song at a time
PRI's The World
Reporter Dalia Mortada
March 27, 2014 · 4:15 PM EDT
On Sunday, Turkish citizens will vote for their local government officials. Much like in the US, major cities such as Istanbul and Ankara are battlegrounds for opposing political parties.
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PRI's The World
Reporter Dalia Mortada
March 27, 2014 · 4:15 PM EDT
On Sunday, Turkish citizens will vote for their local government officials. Much like in the US, major cities such as Istanbul and Ankara are battlegrounds for opposing political parties.
More:Selling the candidates in Turkey, one song at a time | Public Radio International
Turkish PM divides nation and neighbourhoods ahead of local elections | World news | theguardian.com
Turkish PM divides nation and neighbourhoods ahead of local elections
In one Istanbul district, armoured cars guard 'border' separating Erdogan loyalists and those backing the opposition
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In one Istanbul district, armoured cars guard 'border' separating Erdogan loyalists and those backing the opposition
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Turkish courts release eight journalists in two days - Committee to Protect Journalists
Turkish courts release eight journalists in two days
New York, March 27, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release this week of at least eight imprisoned journalists in Turkey, but calls on Turkish authorities to scrap the charges against them and release all of the journalists jailed in the country.
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New York, March 27, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release this week of at least eight imprisoned journalists in Turkey, but calls on Turkish authorities to scrap the charges against them and release all of the journalists jailed in the country.
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A first in the world: 1 million e-Visas in 11 months - CONTRIBUTOR
A first in the world: 1 million e-Visas in 11 months
The number of foreigners visiting Turkey has been increasing significantly. While this number stood at around 10 million in the early 2000s, last year over 35 million foreigners visited Turkey. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Turkey was the world’s 6th most popular tourism destination in 2013. If the current trend is maintained, we will climb further up this list.
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The number of foreigners visiting Turkey has been increasing significantly. While this number stood at around 10 million in the early 2000s, last year over 35 million foreigners visited Turkey. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Turkey was the world’s 6th most popular tourism destination in 2013. If the current trend is maintained, we will climb further up this list.
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Turkey can adapt to support ageing population in future
Turkey can adapt to support ageing population in future
Thursday, March 27, 2014
ANKARA - Turkey's population, like that of most developing countries, is ageing as a result of increasing life expectancy, urbanization, rising educational levels for women and a decrease in fertility rates, according to recent statistical data analysis.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014
ANKARA - Turkey's population, like that of most developing countries, is ageing as a result of increasing life expectancy, urbanization, rising educational levels for women and a decrease in fertility rates, according to recent statistical data analysis.
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Local elections to seal Erdoğan’s fate | EurActiv
Local elections to seal Erdoğan’s fate
27/03/2014 - 16:59
Sunday’s local elections in Turkey are an important test for the country’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who eyes the first directly-elected presidential election in August. The results in Istanbul and Ankara for his AK party are of particular significance, commentators say.
More:Local elections to seal Erdoğan’s fate | EurActiv
27/03/2014 - 16:59
Sunday’s local elections in Turkey are an important test for the country’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who eyes the first directly-elected presidential election in August. The results in Istanbul and Ankara for his AK party are of particular significance, commentators say.
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Israel Opens Gates for Turkish Hospital on Ruins of Gush Katif Town
Israel Opens Gates for Turkish Hospital on Ruins of Gush Katif Town
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has approved allowing the entry of 570 truckloads of construction materials, electrical equipment, telecommunications and plumbing materials into Hamas-controlled Gaza for construction of a Turkish hospital on the ruins of the destroyed Jewish community of Netzarim.
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Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has approved allowing the entry of 570 truckloads of construction materials, electrical equipment, telecommunications and plumbing materials into Hamas-controlled Gaza for construction of a Turkish hospital on the ruins of the destroyed Jewish community of Netzarim.
More:The Jewish Press » » Israel Opens Gates for Turkish Hospital on Ruins of Gush Katif Town
Turkey court frees 45 Kurdish suspects in militant case | Reuters
Turkey court frees 45 Kurdish suspects in militant case
ISTANBUL, March 27 Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:07am IST
(Reuters) - A Turkish court released 45 defendants, including journalists and political activists, accused of links to Kurdish militants on Thursday, a small step in the country's ongoing efforts to end a Kurdish insurgency.
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ISTANBUL, March 27 Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:07am IST
(Reuters) - A Turkish court released 45 defendants, including journalists and political activists, accused of links to Kurdish militants on Thursday, a small step in the country's ongoing efforts to end a Kurdish insurgency.
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'YouTube in talks with Ankara to lift the ban' - RIGHTS
'YouTube in talks with Ankara to lift the ban'
ANKARA
Less than a week after a notorious ban on Twitter went into effect, the Turkish government blocked access to YouTube on March 27. The ban was ordered hours after leaked recordings of a key security meeting were published on the video sharing website.
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ANKARA
Less than a week after a notorious ban on Twitter went into effect, the Turkish government blocked access to YouTube on March 27. The ban was ordered hours after leaked recordings of a key security meeting were published on the video sharing website.
More:'YouTube in talks with Ankara to lift the ban' - RIGHTS
US, EU officials react to Turkey's YouTube ban - INTERNATIONAL
US, EU officials react to Turkey's YouTube ban
Officials from the United States and the European Union have reacted to the Turkish government's move to block access to YouTube, hours after leaked recordings of a key security meeting were published on the video sharing website.
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Officials from the United States and the European Union have reacted to the Turkish government's move to block access to YouTube, hours after leaked recordings of a key security meeting were published on the video sharing website.
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Ban on Twitter was suspended by the court in Turkey
Ban on Twitter was suspended by the court in Turkey
Ban on Twitter was suspended by the court in Turkey
Twitter users in Turkey are expected to regain access shortly after the court suspends the order of the ban on the Twitter site.
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Ban on Twitter was suspended by the court in Turkey
Twitter users in Turkey are expected to regain access shortly after the court suspends the order of the ban on the Twitter site.
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Turkey moves to block YouTube, following similar move against Twitter, but website still up (3/27/14 7:23 pm)
Turkey moves to block YouTube, following similar move against Twitter, but website still up
By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press
March 27, 2014 - 7:23 pm EDT
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities pressed Thursday to block access to YouTube following similar action against Twitter, a move sure to provoke further outrage in a country where social media is widely used.
More:Turkey moves to block YouTube, following similar move against Twitter, but website still up (3/27/14 7:23 pm)
By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press
March 27, 2014 - 7:23 pm EDT
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities pressed Thursday to block access to YouTube following similar action against Twitter, a move sure to provoke further outrage in a country where social media is widely used.
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What is the source of Erdoğan's confidence? - CİHAN
What is the source of Erdoğan's confidence?
TR_ISTA - 27.03.2014 11:10:19
The biggest corruption scandal in the Turkish Republic's history erupted on Dec. 17, 2013, when police raids shook the country, leading four ministers to leave office.
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TR_ISTA - 27.03.2014 11:10:19
The biggest corruption scandal in the Turkish Republic's history erupted on Dec. 17, 2013, when police raids shook the country, leading four ministers to leave office.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkish strongman under corruption cloud - The Times of India
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkish strongman under corruption cloud
AFP | Mar 27, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
ANKARA: Born in a blue-collar Istanbul neighbourhood, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became modern Turkey's most powerful prime minister but is now under fire over corruption claims and an autocratic leadership style.
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AFP | Mar 27, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
ANKARA: Born in a blue-collar Istanbul neighbourhood, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became modern Turkey's most powerful prime minister but is now under fire over corruption claims and an autocratic leadership style.
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Erdogan's facade crumbles further: 1 in 5 living in poverty in Turkey | Al Bawaba
Erdogan's facade crumbles further: 1 in 5 living in poverty in Turkey
Contrary to the rosy picture of Turkey's economic development that is put forward by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a recent analysis argues that the country is suffering from a serious problem with poverty.
More:Erdogan's facade crumbles further: 1 in 5 living in poverty in Turkey | Al Bawaba
Contrary to the rosy picture of Turkey's economic development that is put forward by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a recent analysis argues that the country is suffering from a serious problem with poverty.
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Images show destruction of Istanbul forests with bridge, highway construction - GREEN
Images show destruction of Istanbul forests with bridge, highway construction
ISTANBUL
Satellite images taken over the last three years have depicted the destruction of huge forested areas on both sides of Istanbul with the construction of the third Bosphorus bridge and its feeder roads.
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ISTANBUL
Satellite images taken over the last three years have depicted the destruction of huge forested areas on both sides of Istanbul with the construction of the third Bosphorus bridge and its feeder roads.
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Erdoğan speaks in falsetto in rally, shocking public - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Erdoğan speaks in falsetto in rally, shocking public
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke in falsetto in a public rally in Van on Thursday, surprising the crowd gathered and TV viewers around the nation.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke in falsetto in a public rally in Van on Thursday, surprising the crowd gathered and TV viewers around the nation.
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Turkey's Erdogan says leaking of Syria recording is 'villainous' - chicagotribune.com
Turkey's Erdogan says leaking of Syria recording is 'villainous'
Reuters
11:39 a.m. CDT, March 27, 2014
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the posting on YouTube of a recording purportedly of top officials discussing possible military operations in Syria was "villainous".
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Reuters
11:39 a.m. CDT, March 27, 2014
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the posting on YouTube of a recording purportedly of top officials discussing possible military operations in Syria was "villainous".
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Exhibition on Istanbul in Athens | GreekReporter.com
Exhibition on Istanbul in Athens
by Nikoleta Kalmouki - Mar 27, 2014
istanbulIstanbul is a city full of contradictions, a crossroad of civilizations where tradition fuses with modernity. Such is the theme of the work by two Athens-raised, Istanbul-based friends, painter Olga Alexopoulou and writer Alex Massavetas, whose exhibition opens at Athens‘ IANOS bookstore on April 1. The two will present the different ways they experience life in Istanbul.
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by Nikoleta Kalmouki - Mar 27, 2014
istanbulIstanbul is a city full of contradictions, a crossroad of civilizations where tradition fuses with modernity. Such is the theme of the work by two Athens-raised, Istanbul-based friends, painter Olga Alexopoulou and writer Alex Massavetas, whose exhibition opens at Athens‘ IANOS bookstore on April 1. The two will present the different ways they experience life in Istanbul.
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Turkey,-the-Kurds-and-Newroz - Al-Ahram Weekly
Turkey, the Kurds and Newroz
Turkey’s Kurds celebrated the spring festival of Newroz recently against the background of frustrations at the failure to move towards a solution to the Kurdish question, writes Sayed Abdel-Maguid in Ankara
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Turkey’s Kurds celebrated the spring festival of Newroz recently against the background of frustrations at the failure to move towards a solution to the Kurdish question, writes Sayed Abdel-Maguid in Ankara
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Istanbul court releases 45 KCK suspects - POLITICS
Istanbul court releases 45 KCK suspects
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
A total of 45 suspects have been released in two separate cases against the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), the urban wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
A total of 45 suspects have been released in two separate cases against the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), the urban wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Sources: Turkey May Block More Social Media
Sources: Turkey May Block More Social Media
Last updated on: March 27, 2014 3:08 PM
ISTANBUL — Turkey could block access to other social media platforms as well as YouTube and Twitter if users publish recordings or documents which threaten national security, government sources said on Thursday.
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Last updated on: March 27, 2014 3:08 PM
ISTANBUL — Turkey could block access to other social media platforms as well as YouTube and Twitter if users publish recordings or documents which threaten national security, government sources said on Thursday.
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Think Erdogan Will Delete His 18K Strong Twitter Bot Army In Quest to "Wipe Out" Twitter? | TechPresident
Think Erdogan Will Delete His 18K Strong Twitter Bot Army In Quest to "Wipe Out" Twitter?
BY Jessica McKenzie | Thursday, March 27 2014
Megan Fox is a popular pro-AKP Twitter bot photo (Wikipedia)
Sure, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may say he wants to “wipe out” Twitter, but he is not above using an 18,000 strong “robot army” to spread pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) messages on Twitter.
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BY Jessica McKenzie | Thursday, March 27 2014
Megan Fox is a popular pro-AKP Twitter bot photo (Wikipedia)
Sure, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may say he wants to “wipe out” Twitter, but he is not above using an 18,000 strong “robot army” to spread pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) messages on Twitter.
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Ankara on alert after spying on security meeting leaked - POLITICS
Ankara on alert after spying on security meeting leaked
ANKARA
The Turkish government was seriously rocked after an illegal recording of a key high-level security meeting on Syria was leaked through YouTube on March 27, and vowed to impose the “heaviest penalty” on the perpetrators of such “treachery.”
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ANKARA
The Turkish government was seriously rocked after an illegal recording of a key high-level security meeting on Syria was leaked through YouTube on March 27, and vowed to impose the “heaviest penalty” on the perpetrators of such “treachery.”
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Israel allows Turkey to import goods to Gaza
Israel allows Turkey to import goods to Gaza
March 27, 2014 16:08 GMT
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel says it is allowing building materials into the Gaza Strip for the construction of a Turkish hospital in the crowded seaside strip.
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March 27, 2014 16:08 GMT
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel says it is allowing building materials into the Gaza Strip for the construction of a Turkish hospital in the crowded seaside strip.
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Turkish TV linked to opposition has license pulled
Turkish TV linked to opposition has license pulled
March 27, 2014 13:24 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A television station linked to opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish authorities have withdrawn its license to broadcast nationally just days before crucial local elections.
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March 27, 2014 13:24 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A television station linked to opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish authorities have withdrawn its license to broadcast nationally just days before crucial local elections.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Turkey’s “Quo Vadis?” moment - SEMİH İDİZ
Turkey’s “Quo Vadis?” moment
This is my last piece before Sunday’s March 30 local elections. Normally it would not have made any difference whatsoever. These are, after all, merely local elections, and in any normal country people cast their vote in such elections for the parties and individuals they believe will provide them with the best municipal services.
More:Turkey’s “Quo Vadis?” moment - SEMİH İDİZ
This is my last piece before Sunday’s March 30 local elections. Normally it would not have made any difference whatsoever. These are, after all, merely local elections, and in any normal country people cast their vote in such elections for the parties and individuals they believe will provide them with the best municipal services.
More:Turkey’s “Quo Vadis?” moment - SEMİH İDİZ
Bookworms rejoice! Historic Istanbul dock now shop book-coffee-gift - TRAVEL
Bookworms rejoice! Historic Istanbul dock now shop book-coffee-gift
ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency
A building on one of Istanbul’s historic docks, Katip Çelebi, no longer functions as an aid to shipping. Instead, it now stands ready to receive visitors as a combined bookstore, coffee house and gift shop, the only one in the city dedicated to Istanbul.
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ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency
A building on one of Istanbul’s historic docks, Katip Çelebi, no longer functions as an aid to shipping. Instead, it now stands ready to receive visitors as a combined bookstore, coffee house and gift shop, the only one in the city dedicated to Istanbul.
More:Bookworms rejoice! Historic Istanbul dock now shop book-coffee-gift - TRAVEL
Suspects in Istanbul raid linked to militant groups in Syria
Suspects in Istanbul raid linked to militant groups in Syria
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
ERZURUM - Suspects arrested in an anti-terror operation in the Umraniye district of Istanbul on Tuesday may be affiliated with terror groups in Syria, according to Turkey's Interior Minister Efkan Ala.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
ERZURUM - Suspects arrested in an anti-terror operation in the Umraniye district of Istanbul on Tuesday may be affiliated with terror groups in Syria, according to Turkey's Interior Minister Efkan Ala.
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Ankara emerges as central battleground in Turkey elections - FT.com
Ankara emerges as central battleground in Turkey elections
By Daniel Dombey and Funja Guler in Ankara
The mayor of Ankara is a man of monumental ambition. Battling to stay in office in the bellwether contest of nationwide local elections this Sunday, Melih Gokcek’s promises for the national capital include Europe’s biggest theme park – complete with 70m tall dinosaur replicas – a 23km cable-car route to boost public transport, and an 11km canal to rival the Bosphorus.
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By Daniel Dombey and Funja Guler in Ankara
The mayor of Ankara is a man of monumental ambition. Battling to stay in office in the bellwether contest of nationwide local elections this Sunday, Melih Gokcek’s promises for the national capital include Europe’s biggest theme park – complete with 70m tall dinosaur replicas – a 23km cable-car route to boost public transport, and an 11km canal to rival the Bosphorus.
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Turkish court orders halt to Twitter ban - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |
Turkish court orders halt to Twitter ban
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish court ordered the telecommunications authority to restore access to Twitter on Wednesday, issuing an injunction five days after the government blocked access to the social network.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish court ordered the telecommunications authority to restore access to Twitter on Wednesday, issuing an injunction five days after the government blocked access to the social network.
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PM Erdoğan plotted sex tape to topple opposition leader, audio leak reveals - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
PM Erdoğan plotted sex tape to topple opposition leader, audio leak reveals
26 March 2014, Wednesday /TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
A leaked voice recording purportedly of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan organizing the dissemination of video footage of former main opposition Republic People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal's adultery has provoked widespread criticism, including from Baykal, who made a statement on Wednesday calling on “Erdoğan and the state to provide an explanation” concerning the leaked audio.
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26 March 2014, Wednesday /TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
A leaked voice recording purportedly of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan organizing the dissemination of video footage of former main opposition Republic People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal's adultery has provoked widespread criticism, including from Baykal, who made a statement on Wednesday calling on “Erdoğan and the state to provide an explanation” concerning the leaked audio.
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Judy Asks: Is Erdoğan Abandoning Democracy? - Carnegie Europe
Judy Asks: Is Erdoğan Abandoning Democracy?
Posted by: Judy Dempsey Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Print Page
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
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Posted by: Judy Dempsey Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Print Page
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
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Police raid suspected militants in Istanbul, five wounded - chicagotribune.com
Police raid suspected militants in Istanbul, five wounded
Reuters
5:40 a.m. CDT, March 26, 2014
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish special forces raided buildings in Istanbul used by suspected members of an Islamist militant group active in neighboring Syria and Iraq late on Tuesday, leaving three policemen and two suspects wounded, police said.
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Reuters
5:40 a.m. CDT, March 26, 2014
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish special forces raided buildings in Istanbul used by suspected members of an Islamist militant group active in neighboring Syria and Iraq late on Tuesday, leaving three policemen and two suspects wounded, police said.
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Turkish Davos Hijacked By Blue Bird As Twitter Ban Roils Summit - Emerging Europe Real Time - WSJ
Turkish Davos Hijacked By Blue Bird As Twitter Ban Roils Summit
By
Emre Peker
ULUDAG, Turkey–Since Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had his famous moment in Davos five years ago–chastising Israel and clinching regional stardom–organizers in this mountaintop resort have been striving to create a summit to rival Switzerland’s annual World Economic Forum, which the premier boycotts.
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By
Emre Peker
ULUDAG, Turkey–Since Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had his famous moment in Davos five years ago–chastising Israel and clinching regional stardom–organizers in this mountaintop resort have been striving to create a summit to rival Switzerland’s annual World Economic Forum, which the premier boycotts.
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EUobserver / Erdogan's 'Independence War' and Turkey's future
Erdogan's 'Independence War' and Turkey's future
Today @ 11:15
By SELCUK GULTASLI
BRUSSELS - Since 17 December when a corruption scandal erupted in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has labeled his struggle against graft charges as a new ‘Independence War’.
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Today @ 11:15
By SELCUK GULTASLI
BRUSSELS - Since 17 December when a corruption scandal erupted in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has labeled his struggle against graft charges as a new ‘Independence War’.
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Ankara-Israel Compensation Deal For 2010 Gaza Raid Victims Announced Ahead Of Sunday’s Election In Turkey | Eurasia Review
Ankara-Israel Compensation Deal For 2010 Gaza Raid Victims Announced Ahead Of Sunday’s Election In Turkey
March 25, 2014 Al Bawaba News Leave a comment
By Al Bawaba News
Ankara announced Tuesday that Israel will finally compensate the families of the Turkish activists who were killed four years ago by IDF soldiers during the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, according to Agence France Presse Tuesday.
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By Al Bawaba News
Ankara announced Tuesday that Israel will finally compensate the families of the Turkish activists who were killed four years ago by IDF soldiers during the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, according to Agence France Presse Tuesday.
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Syrian TV - Citizens in Liwa Iskendrun protest Erdogan support to terrorist aggression on Syrian people
Citizens in Liwa Iskendrun protest Erdogan support to terrorist aggression on Syrian people
Citizens of Harbiyat region in the usurped Liwa Iskendrun province took to streets on Tuesday to condemn and protest the support offered by Prime Minister of Justice and Development Government in Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the new aggression launched by terrorist groups on the Syrian people.
More:Syrian TV - Citizens in Liwa Iskendrun protest Erdogan support to terrorist aggression on Syrian people
Citizens of Harbiyat region in the usurped Liwa Iskendrun province took to streets on Tuesday to condemn and protest the support offered by Prime Minister of Justice and Development Government in Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the new aggression launched by terrorist groups on the Syrian people.
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Erdogan Increases Power Over Turkish Courts | Brown Political Review
Erdogan Increases Power Over Turkish Courts
By Ian Tarr
March 25, 2014 1:00 pm
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not endeared himself to his more liberal, reform-minded constituents. This is probably an understatement: last summer, thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against Erdogan’s increasingly Islamic and authoritarian rule. The Prime Minister’s detractors do not have to look far to justify their dissatisfaction. Under Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey holds the dubious honor of being the world’s leading “jailer of journalists[.]” Alongside his Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdogan has promoted religious education and restricted alcohol consumption. Just last month, bribery investigations implicated the Prime Minister’s political allies, cronies, and even his son. It was this latest development that spurned Erdogan to take action – and strip away Turkey’s judicial independence. By undertaking such a naked power-grab, Erdogan dramatically lurched away from liberal democratic principles.
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By Ian Tarr
March 25, 2014 1:00 pm
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not endeared himself to his more liberal, reform-minded constituents. This is probably an understatement: last summer, thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against Erdogan’s increasingly Islamic and authoritarian rule. The Prime Minister’s detractors do not have to look far to justify their dissatisfaction. Under Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey holds the dubious honor of being the world’s leading “jailer of journalists[.]” Alongside his Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdogan has promoted religious education and restricted alcohol consumption. Just last month, bribery investigations implicated the Prime Minister’s political allies, cronies, and even his son. It was this latest development that spurned Erdogan to take action – and strip away Turkey’s judicial independence. By undertaking such a naked power-grab, Erdogan dramatically lurched away from liberal democratic principles.
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Turkey, the EU, and civil society: An incomplete revolution | openDemocracy
Turkey, the EU, and civil society: An incomplete revolution
H. Selen Akçalı Uzunhasan 25 March 2014
Turkey’s campaign for EU membership has revolutionized funding for its civil society, but there is still a long way to go. A contribution to the openGlobalrights debate, “funding for human rights.”
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H. Selen Akçalı Uzunhasan 25 March 2014
Turkey’s campaign for EU membership has revolutionized funding for its civil society, but there is still a long way to go. A contribution to the openGlobalrights debate, “funding for human rights.”
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Yavuz Baydar, Fired But Wins w/Guardian, Der Spiegel European Press Prize
Yavuz Baydar, Fired But Wins w/Guardian, Der Spiegel European Press Prize
By: Sydney Smith
March 25, 2014 05:00 AM EST
Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar was one of the winners of the European Press Prize last week.
Baydar sent iMediaEthics a three-page statement about winning the award, saying he is "deeply moved, honored and delighted to receive this great award." He also expressed his concerns about the state of Turkish media.
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By: Sydney Smith
March 25, 2014 05:00 AM EST
Turkish journalist Yavuz Baydar was one of the winners of the European Press Prize last week.
Baydar sent iMediaEthics a three-page statement about winning the award, saying he is "deeply moved, honored and delighted to receive this great award." He also expressed his concerns about the state of Turkish media.
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Attack on police in Turkey linked to radical Syrian Islamist group | EUROPE ONLINE
Attack on police in Turkey linked to radical Syrian Islamist group
Europe
25.03.2014
Istanbul (dpa) - An attack last week in central Turkey which left a gendarmerie soldier and a police officer dead is being blamed on militants from the radical militia the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to a report Tuesday.
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Europe
25.03.2014
Istanbul (dpa) - An attack last week in central Turkey which left a gendarmerie soldier and a police officer dead is being blamed on militants from the radical militia the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to a report Tuesday.
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The Kurdish issue and local elections - MURAT YETKİN
The Kurdish issue and local elections
Turkey’s chronic Kurdish problem could play an important role in the March 30 local elections in certain constituencies.
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Turkey’s chronic Kurdish problem could play an important role in the March 30 local elections in certain constituencies.
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Turkey-Israel deal no panacea for Erdogan | BLOUIN BEAT: Politics
Turkey-Israel deal no panacea for Erdogan
March 25, 2014 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe, Middle East.
A long-awaited reconciliation deal with Israel is days away from being signed, according to both Turkish and Israeli authorities. The multi-million dollar package will compensate the families of those killed and injured in an Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla on its way to the Gaza Strip in May 2010 and normalize relations. The deadly assault was condemned by the international community – the Turkish ship was in international waters — and sparked a diplomatic freeze between the two countries.
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March 25, 2014 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe, Middle East.
A long-awaited reconciliation deal with Israel is days away from being signed, according to both Turkish and Israeli authorities. The multi-million dollar package will compensate the families of those killed and injured in an Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla on its way to the Gaza Strip in May 2010 and normalize relations. The deadly assault was condemned by the international community – the Turkish ship was in international waters — and sparked a diplomatic freeze between the two countries.
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Gulen crisis highlights divisions in Turkey - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Gulen crisis highlights divisions in Turkey
In the lead up to local polls this month, government accuses cleric's movement of running parallel state within country.
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In the lead up to local polls this month, government accuses cleric's movement of running parallel state within country.
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Democracy Support in Turkey’s Foreign Policy - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Democracy Support in Turkey’s Foreign Policy
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Senem Aydın-Düzgit, E. Fuat Keyman Article March 25, 2014
Summary
Ankara’s attempts to make democracy promotion a focus of its foreign policy have had only limited success, in part because Turkey is losing credibility as a democratic model.
Turkey is a newcomer to democracy promotion. Until the mid-2000s, democracy mainly figured into Turkish foreign policy as part of debates with the West, in particular the European Union, on Turkey’s own democratic transition and consolidation. Ankara’s domestic democratic record was and continues to be an important issue in its relations with Western democracies. The country remains an EU candidate, and ongoing accession negotiations mean that its internal political developments are under close EU scrutiny.
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Senem Aydın-Düzgit, E. Fuat Keyman Article March 25, 2014
Summary
Ankara’s attempts to make democracy promotion a focus of its foreign policy have had only limited success, in part because Turkey is losing credibility as a democratic model.
Turkey is a newcomer to democracy promotion. Until the mid-2000s, democracy mainly figured into Turkish foreign policy as part of debates with the West, in particular the European Union, on Turkey’s own democratic transition and consolidation. Ankara’s domestic democratic record was and continues to be an important issue in its relations with Western democracies. The country remains an EU candidate, and ongoing accession negotiations mean that its internal political developments are under close EU scrutiny.
More:Democracy Support in Turkey’s Foreign Policy - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Grieving mothers of victims killed in protests speak out in new video - CİHAN
Grieving mothers of victims killed in protests speak out in new video
TR_ISTA - 25.03.2014 18:05:04
The heartbroken mothers of six protesters killed by the police or other assailants allegedly protected by the police during last year's anti-government protests that began in İstanbul's Gezi Park and spread to other provinces as well as other protests have spoken about their pain in a video recently made available online.
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TR_ISTA - 25.03.2014 18:05:04
The heartbroken mothers of six protesters killed by the police or other assailants allegedly protected by the police during last year's anti-government protests that began in İstanbul's Gezi Park and spread to other provinces as well as other protests have spoken about their pain in a video recently made available online.
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Photograph revealed in Elvan probe as eight detained for Karamanoğlu murder - LOCAL
Photograph revealed in Elvan probe as eight detained for Karamanoğlu murder
ISTANBUL
Important leads were reached in the investigations regarding Berkin Elvan and Burak Can Karamanoğlu, the latter having killed during the 15-year-old Gezi victim’s funeral in Istanbul's Okmeydanı neighborhood March 12.
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ISTANBUL
Important leads were reached in the investigations regarding Berkin Elvan and Burak Can Karamanoğlu, the latter having killed during the 15-year-old Gezi victim’s funeral in Istanbul's Okmeydanı neighborhood March 12.
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Erdoğan, Gül and Arınç: parting of ways for the troika - CİHAN
Erdoğan, Gül and Arınç: parting of ways for the troika
TR_ISTA - 25.03.2014 10:40:09
We had quickly become accustomed to a frequently repeated assertion immediately after the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) was established in 2001.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would make a harsh statement with the potential to trigger debate across the country, but Abdullah Gül would step in to make soothing remarks. Particularly when Erdoğan spoke off script, there was always a possibility he would make a gaffe. Erdoğan was also counterbalanced by Bülent Arınç. Arınç enjoyed prestige as a delicately poised politician who inspired confidence in the general public as well as those voters who nurtured suspicions about the AK Party's intentions. After becoming president, Gül couldn't adequately play that same role. Arınç, on the other hand, continued to enjoy respect as the wise man of the party. But his statements started to lose their impact in the face of Erdoğan's irresistible authority.
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TR_ISTA - 25.03.2014 10:40:09
We had quickly become accustomed to a frequently repeated assertion immediately after the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) was established in 2001.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would make a harsh statement with the potential to trigger debate across the country, but Abdullah Gül would step in to make soothing remarks. Particularly when Erdoğan spoke off script, there was always a possibility he would make a gaffe. Erdoğan was also counterbalanced by Bülent Arınç. Arınç enjoyed prestige as a delicately poised politician who inspired confidence in the general public as well as those voters who nurtured suspicions about the AK Party's intentions. After becoming president, Gül couldn't adequately play that same role. Arınç, on the other hand, continued to enjoy respect as the wise man of the party. But his statements started to lose their impact in the face of Erdoğan's irresistible authority.
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Ex-Lehman Unit Sees Bad Loans Destined to Climb: Turkey Credit - Bloomberg
Ex-Lehman Unit Sees Bad Loans Destined to Climb: Turkey Credit
By Isobel Finkel Mar 25, 2014 6:09 AM ET
A Turkish former unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it will be a strong year for buying distressed loans as consumer debts sour at a faster rate.
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By Isobel Finkel Mar 25, 2014 6:09 AM ET
A Turkish former unit of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it will be a strong year for buying distressed loans as consumer debts sour at a faster rate.
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Roads to Istanbul’s third bridge to cross first degree archeological sites - GREEN
Roads to Istanbul’s third bridge to cross first degree archeological sites
Serkan OCAK ISTANBUL - Radikal
The Northern Marmara highway, which will be built to connect to Istanbul’s third bridge, will not only lead to the destruction of a huge forest area, but will also cross through eight archeological sites, according to two of Istanbul’s Cultural Heritage Protection Boards.
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Serkan OCAK ISTANBUL - Radikal
The Northern Marmara highway, which will be built to connect to Istanbul’s third bridge, will not only lead to the destruction of a huge forest area, but will also cross through eight archeological sites, according to two of Istanbul’s Cultural Heritage Protection Boards.
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Israeli unions to end boycott of Turkish vacations - National Israel News | Haaretz
Israeli unions to end boycott of Turkish vacations
After a four year pause, Israeli unions will resume subsidizing and promoting tourism to Turkey.
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After a four year pause, Israeli unions will resume subsidizing and promoting tourism to Turkey.
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What the Caged Bird Sings | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
What the Caged Bird Sings
Turkey’s Twitter suppression latest in disappointing blows to press freedom
By Idrees M. Kahloona day ago
“We will wipe out Twitter. I don’t care what the international community says,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed at a fiery campaign rally in Basra. Hours later, access to Twitter was completely blocked by Turkish authorities, who cited “court decisions to avoid the possible future victimization of citizens,” making Turkey only the second country in the world to ban the site. The first was China.
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Turkey’s Twitter suppression latest in disappointing blows to press freedom
By Idrees M. Kahloona day ago
“We will wipe out Twitter. I don’t care what the international community says,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed at a fiery campaign rally in Basra. Hours later, access to Twitter was completely blocked by Turkish authorities, who cited “court decisions to avoid the possible future victimization of citizens,” making Turkey only the second country in the world to ban the site. The first was China.
More:What the Caged Bird Sings | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Infosecurity - Turkish Twitter Ban: An Exercise in Futility?
Turkish Twitter Ban: An Exercise in Futility?
25 March 2014
Following a nationwide ban on Twitter last week, thousands of internet denizens have been working successfully to get around the moratorium. Now, Turkey has taken steps to thwart circumvention efforts that will result in IP address filtering – but it could be an exercise in futility.
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25 March 2014
Following a nationwide ban on Twitter last week, thousands of internet denizens have been working successfully to get around the moratorium. Now, Turkey has taken steps to thwart circumvention efforts that will result in IP address filtering – but it could be an exercise in futility.
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Twitter's Prowess: Use Booms in Banned Turkey as Protesters Find Workarounds | Fox Business
Twitter's Prowess: Use Booms in Banned Turkey as Protesters Find Workarounds
By Jennifer Booton
Turkey's prime minister may be set on blocking the micro-blogging site that has fueled political rallies across the globe, but tech-savvy Turkish revolutionaries aren’t concerned.
More:Twitter's Prowess: Use Booms in Banned Turkey as Protesters Find Workarounds | Fox Business
By Jennifer Booton
Turkey's prime minister may be set on blocking the micro-blogging site that has fueled political rallies across the globe, but tech-savvy Turkish revolutionaries aren’t concerned.
More:Twitter's Prowess: Use Booms in Banned Turkey as Protesters Find Workarounds | Fox Business
Erdoğan gov't insists on Twitter ban, threatens further censorship - CİHAN
Erdoğan gov't insists on Twitter ban, threatens further censorship
TR_ISTA - 25.03.2014 09:38:59
Recent statements from government officials indicate that it is unlikely there will be a reversal of the ban on Twitter, recently introduced in what many see as an attempt to divert attention from a massive corruption investigation against the government, and that further restrictions are likely as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to shut down Facebook and YouTube.
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TR_ISTA - 25.03.2014 09:38:59
Recent statements from government officials indicate that it is unlikely there will be a reversal of the ban on Twitter, recently introduced in what many see as an attempt to divert attention from a massive corruption investigation against the government, and that further restrictions are likely as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to shut down Facebook and YouTube.
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AFP: UN calls on Turkey to stop blocking Twitter
UN calls on Turkey to stop blocking Twitter
(AFP) – 9 hours ago
Geneva — The United Nations on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop blocking Twitter, saying Ankara could be breaching its international rights obligations by banning the social networking site.
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(AFP) – 9 hours ago
Geneva — The United Nations on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop blocking Twitter, saying Ankara could be breaching its international rights obligations by banning the social networking site.
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Aviva to sell Turkish unit to EMF Capital Partners, unit says | Reuters
Aviva to sell Turkish unit to EMF Capital Partners, unit says
ISTANBUL Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:25am EDT
(Reuters) - British insurer Aviva (AV.L) agreed to sell its Turkish unit Aviva Sigorta (AVIVA.IS) to venture fund EMF Capital Partners, the Turkish company said on Tuesday.
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ISTANBUL Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:25am EDT
(Reuters) - British insurer Aviva (AV.L) agreed to sell its Turkish unit Aviva Sigorta (AVIVA.IS) to venture fund EMF Capital Partners, the Turkish company said on Tuesday.
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Turkish Mayoral Candidate Seeks to Break Political Mold
Turkish Mayoral Candidate Seeks to Break Political Mold
Dorian Jones
March 24, 2014
ISTANBUL — Turkey is in the midst of one of it most important and bitterly contested election campaigns in decades. Nowhere is the campaign more intense than in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and home to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Istanbul has been the bastion of the ruling AK Party for two decades, but that rule is now under threat from a candidate for city mayor who is as controversial and mold-breaking as the prime minister himself.
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Dorian Jones
March 24, 2014
ISTANBUL — Turkey is in the midst of one of it most important and bitterly contested election campaigns in decades. Nowhere is the campaign more intense than in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city and home to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Istanbul has been the bastion of the ruling AK Party for two decades, but that rule is now under threat from a candidate for city mayor who is as controversial and mold-breaking as the prime minister himself.
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Twitter ban widens rift between Turkey's leaders ahead of vote
Twitter ban widens rift between Turkey’s leaders ahead of vote
Tuesday, 25 March 2014 12:12
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ISTANBUL: It was arguably the strong partnership between Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul that tightened their party's grip on power over the past decade.
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014 12:12
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ISTANBUL: It was arguably the strong partnership between Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul that tightened their party's grip on power over the past decade.
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Article: Syrian False Flag - Turkey's PM is Desperate | OpEdNews
Syrian False Flag - Turkey's PM is Desperate
By Michael Collins (about the author)
The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), is a desperate man. He faces a test of his government in the March 30 local elections in Turkey. If his party candidates (AK Party) fail to maintain their current standings, the PM will face a loss of his tyrannical power. If the AK Party results for mayoral and other local offices drop significantly, Erdogan could soon face prosecution for massive corruption. (Image)
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By Michael Collins (about the author)
The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), is a desperate man. He faces a test of his government in the March 30 local elections in Turkey. If his party candidates (AK Party) fail to maintain their current standings, the PM will face a loss of his tyrannical power. If the AK Party results for mayoral and other local offices drop significantly, Erdogan could soon face prosecution for massive corruption. (Image)
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Was shoot down of Syrian plane linked to Turkish elections? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Was shoot down of Syrian plane linked to Turkish elections?
If I had begun this article by saying, "The shooting down of a Syrian MiG-23 warplane that allegedly violated Turkish airspace at 1:14 p,m. March 23, with a missile fired from a Turkish F-16 has suddenly shifted the attention of Turkish public opinion to the Syria border,” it would have been an incomplete lead.
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If I had begun this article by saying, "The shooting down of a Syrian MiG-23 warplane that allegedly violated Turkish airspace at 1:14 p,m. March 23, with a missile fired from a Turkish F-16 has suddenly shifted the attention of Turkish public opinion to the Syria border,” it would have been an incomplete lead.
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ISIS emerges as threat to Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
ISIS emerges as threat to Turkey
Western governments have been worrying for some time now that jihadists in Syria, who traveled there from Europe to fight regime forces in the name of Islam rather than democracy, will be primed for terrorist attacks on targets in their countries of origin after they return home.
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Western governments have been worrying for some time now that jihadists in Syria, who traveled there from Europe to fight regime forces in the name of Islam rather than democracy, will be primed for terrorist attacks on targets in their countries of origin after they return home.
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Turkey eliminates highly enriched uranium in its territory - World Israel News | Haaretz
Turkey eliminates highly enriched uranium in its territory
Ankara issued joint statement with 11 other nations, stating that HEU has been replaced and thanking Russia, U.S. for help.
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Ankara issued joint statement with 11 other nations, stating that HEU has been replaced and thanking Russia, U.S. for help.
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Find seven differences between Gül and Erdoğan - MURAT YETKİN
Find seven differences between Gül and Erdoğan
It is true that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül are two of the three founding fathers of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), the third being Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç.
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It is true that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül are two of the three founding fathers of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), the third being Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç.
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Divided Cyprus: Coming To Terms On An Imperfect Reality | Eurasia Review
Divided Cyprus: Coming To Terms On An Imperfect Reality
March 24, 2014 Eurasia Review Leave a comment
By Eurasia Review
To avoid another failed effort at federal reunification in the new round of Cyprus negotiations, all sides should break old taboos and discuss all possible options, including independence for Turkish Cypriots within the European Union.
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March 24, 2014 Eurasia Review Leave a comment
By Eurasia Review
To avoid another failed effort at federal reunification in the new round of Cyprus negotiations, all sides should break old taboos and discuss all possible options, including independence for Turkish Cypriots within the European Union.
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Turkey's President Gul meets with Obama
Turkey's President Gul meets with Obama
Monday, March 24, 2014
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul met with U.S. President Barack Obama while attending the third Nuclear Security Summit on Monday in the Netherlands.
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Monday, March 24, 2014
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul met with U.S. President Barack Obama while attending the third Nuclear Security Summit on Monday in the Netherlands.
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What should the EU do about Turkey? - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
What should the EU do about Turkey?
The British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey organized a business summit in Turkey last week. On its website, it gives the list of projects as proof of why British business should be interested in Turkey; among them, the third airport for Istanbul, the third Bosphorus Bridge and the Bosphorus Canal are named.
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The British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey organized a business summit in Turkey last week. On its website, it gives the list of projects as proof of why British business should be interested in Turkey; among them, the third airport for Istanbul, the third Bosphorus Bridge and the Bosphorus Canal are named.
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The Turkish PM Doesn’t Seem To Understand The Importance Of Social Media, Let’s Help Him Out - Carbonated.TV
The Turkish PM Doesn’t Seem To Understand The Importance Of Social Media, Let’s Help Him Out
Fatimah
While addressing hundreds of cheering supporters in Istanbul ahead of the upcoming local polls over the weekend, Turkish Prime Minister continued his tirade against social media.
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Fatimah
While addressing hundreds of cheering supporters in Istanbul ahead of the upcoming local polls over the weekend, Turkish Prime Minister continued his tirade against social media.
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Fatwa emerges in Turkish corruption allegations - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Fatwa emerges in Turkish corruption allegations
Turkey has been living through extraordinary developments in recent weeks. Almost daily, voice recordings said to belong to the prime minister, his relatives or ministers spill onto the Internet.
In these recordings, momentous allegations are heard of the prime minister taking bribes, the prime minister giving instructions to relocate billions of dollars from his and relatives’ residences and contractors who are awarded contracts by the state being required to donate considerable sums of money to a foundation headed by the prime minister’s son.
More:Fatwa emerges in Turkish corruption allegations - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey has been living through extraordinary developments in recent weeks. Almost daily, voice recordings said to belong to the prime minister, his relatives or ministers spill onto the Internet.
In these recordings, momentous allegations are heard of the prime minister taking bribes, the prime minister giving instructions to relocate billions of dollars from his and relatives’ residences and contractors who are awarded contracts by the state being required to donate considerable sums of money to a foundation headed by the prime minister’s son.
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Turkey faces 'geography’s revenge' in Crimea
Turkey faces 'geography’s revenge' in Crimea
Russia’s seizure of Crimea is a harbinger of a new Cold War that leaves Turkey facing complex situations on a number of fronts, requiring careful diplomatic and political management. Whether Ankara can rise to the occasion given that the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is up to its neck in what it sees as a war of survival against its political enemies at home remains an open question.
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Russia’s seizure of Crimea is a harbinger of a new Cold War that leaves Turkey facing complex situations on a number of fronts, requiring careful diplomatic and political management. Whether Ankara can rise to the occasion given that the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is up to its neck in what it sees as a war of survival against its political enemies at home remains an open question.
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Turkey’s Volunteer Anti-Fraud Army Prepares for Local Elections - Businessweek
Turkey’s Volunteer Anti-Fraud Army Prepares for Local Elections
By Selcan Hacaoglu and Onur Ant March 24, 2014
At least 25,000 election monitors are planning to fan out across Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, to prevent fraud during local elections on March 30 as governing and opposition parties warn of ballot rigging.
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By Selcan Hacaoglu and Onur Ant March 24, 2014
At least 25,000 election monitors are planning to fan out across Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city, to prevent fraud during local elections on March 30 as governing and opposition parties warn of ballot rigging.
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Vote out Erdoğan and his clique - CİHAN
Vote out Erdoğan and his clique
TR_ISTA - 24.03.2014 10:26:26
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed since the Gezi Park mass protests of last summer against his growing authoritarianism that social media is a “pest.” Then, last week he thundered: “Twitter, mwitter, we will eradicate it all. The international community will say this and that but it doesn't concern me one bit. They will see the power of the Turkish Republic.” And Twitter was shut down a few hours later. Facebook and YouTube may follow suit since Erdoğan has already hinted that his government may do so. Why? Obviously to try and limit citizens' access to information about the extent of the corruption scandal which implicates Erdoğan and his clique of politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen -- an effort that is surely in vain.
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TR_ISTA - 24.03.2014 10:26:26
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed since the Gezi Park mass protests of last summer against his growing authoritarianism that social media is a “pest.” Then, last week he thundered: “Twitter, mwitter, we will eradicate it all. The international community will say this and that but it doesn't concern me one bit. They will see the power of the Turkish Republic.” And Twitter was shut down a few hours later. Facebook and YouTube may follow suit since Erdoğan has already hinted that his government may do so. Why? Obviously to try and limit citizens' access to information about the extent of the corruption scandal which implicates Erdoğan and his clique of politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen -- an effort that is surely in vain.
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Turkey Tightens Twitter Blackout | TIME.com
Turkey Tightens Twitter Blackout
Denver Nicks @DenverNicks
March 23, 2014
The Turkish government has blocked a widely shared method of circumventing its recently imposed ban on the social media network after reports about corruption in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were spread by users across the country
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Denver Nicks @DenverNicks
March 23, 2014
The Turkish government has blocked a widely shared method of circumventing its recently imposed ban on the social media network after reports about corruption in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were spread by users across the country
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Kurds Add to Erdogan Woes With Threat of Violence After Vote (1) - Businessweek
Kurds Add to Erdogan Woes With Threat of Violence After Vote (1)
By Selcan Hacaoglu March 24, 2014
Turkey’s local elections next weekend may hand control to Kurdish parties across the southeast, upping pressure on the government to meet their demands for local autonomy or risk a return to violence.
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By Selcan Hacaoglu March 24, 2014
Turkey’s local elections next weekend may hand control to Kurdish parties across the southeast, upping pressure on the government to meet their demands for local autonomy or risk a return to violence.
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
Turkish Government Strengthens Its Effort To Ban Twitter | JONATHAN TURLEY
Turkish Government Strengthens Its Effort To Ban Twitter
1, March 23, 2014 by Darren Smith
The continuing cat and mouse game between the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish users of the social networking site Twitter shows the desire for control of information and the historical drive to circumvent it.
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1, March 23, 2014 by Darren Smith
The continuing cat and mouse game between the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish users of the social networking site Twitter shows the desire for control of information and the historical drive to circumvent it.
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Istanbul gives a real taste of Turkish delight - Independent.ie
Istanbul gives a real taste of Turkish delight
There is a shifting feeling to this ancient melting pot, hinged on the axis of east and west, making the city hard to pin down. And it is like this even for those who have lived there for many years. For mere visitors, regardless of what direction they approach from, Istanbul has always been both boundary and gateway.
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There is a shifting feeling to this ancient melting pot, hinged on the axis of east and west, making the city hard to pin down. And it is like this even for those who have lived there for many years. For mere visitors, regardless of what direction they approach from, Istanbul has always been both boundary and gateway.
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PM Erdogan on Twitter shutdown: “Turkey isn’t a banana republic” - The Globe and Mail
PM Erdogan on Twitter shutdown: “Turkey isn’t a banana republic”
ISTANBUL — The Associated Press
Published Sunday, Mar. 23 2014, 2:15 PM EDT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that he gave the orders to shut down Twitter in Turkey.
At a campaign event in Istanbul Sunday ahead of March 30 municipal elections, Erdogan said he had given the order because Twitter was not obeying Turkey’s laws. Previously, the Turkish government said that the telecommunications authority had blocked Twitter on court orders. However, the move came shortly after Erdogan threatened to “rip out the roots” of the website.
More:PM Erdogan on Twitter shutdown: “Turkey isn’t a banana republic” - The Globe and Mail
ISTANBUL — The Associated Press
Published Sunday, Mar. 23 2014, 2:15 PM EDT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that he gave the orders to shut down Twitter in Turkey.
At a campaign event in Istanbul Sunday ahead of March 30 municipal elections, Erdogan said he had given the order because Twitter was not obeying Turkey’s laws. Previously, the Turkish government said that the telecommunications authority had blocked Twitter on court orders. However, the move came shortly after Erdogan threatened to “rip out the roots” of the website.
More:PM Erdogan on Twitter shutdown: “Turkey isn’t a banana republic” - The Globe and Mail
Hugh Laurie to perform in Istanbul
Hugh Laurie to perform in Istanbul
Sunday, March 23, 2014
ANKARA – Hugh Laurie, who played the leading character of the US TV series House MD between 2004 and 2012, will perform a concert in Istanbul on June 9 as part of his European tour.
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
ANKARA – Hugh Laurie, who played the leading character of the US TV series House MD between 2004 and 2012, will perform a concert in Istanbul on June 9 as part of his European tour.
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Turkish President Gül steps in for ending Twitter blackout - POLITICS
Turkish President Gül steps in for ending Twitter blackout
ANKARA
President Abdullah Gül has stepped in to end the Twitter blackout, saying his office is in talks with the U.S.-based microblogging site for the establishment of a “healthy dialogue” for a quick resolution of what he described as “this bitter situation.” Gül, who was the first to break the government-imposed block on Twitter to express his disturbance through his account, suggested that the blanket shut down of websites or social media was not legal.
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ANKARA
President Abdullah Gül has stepped in to end the Twitter blackout, saying his office is in talks with the U.S.-based microblogging site for the establishment of a “healthy dialogue” for a quick resolution of what he described as “this bitter situation.” Gül, who was the first to break the government-imposed block on Twitter to express his disturbance through his account, suggested that the blanket shut down of websites or social media was not legal.
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Fenerbahçe fans march to Anıtkabir for ‘justice’ - TURKEY
Fenerbahçe fans march to Anıtkabir for ‘justice’
ANKARA
Fenerbahçe fans and managers marched to Anıtkabir, the tomb of the Turkish Republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in another “justice rally” on March 23.
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ANKARA
Fenerbahçe fans and managers marched to Anıtkabir, the tomb of the Turkish Republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in another “justice rally” on March 23.
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Erdoğan’s weakest link is Ankara - MURAT YETKİN
Erdoğan’s weakest link is Ankara
Murat Yetkin Murat Yetkin murat.yetkin@hdn.com.tr
No, I will not talk about the situation that Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan has put himself in with the Twitter ban thanks to his half-wit advisors.
His long time fellow President Abdullah Gül, who had already broken the ban, slammed the decision on March 23, also teasing that the number of users had doubled since the ban.
More:Erdoğan’s weakest link is Ankara - MURAT YETKİN
Murat Yetkin Murat Yetkin murat.yetkin@hdn.com.tr
No, I will not talk about the situation that Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan has put himself in with the Twitter ban thanks to his half-wit advisors.
His long time fellow President Abdullah Gül, who had already broken the ban, slammed the decision on March 23, also teasing that the number of users had doubled since the ban.
More:Erdoğan’s weakest link is Ankara - MURAT YETKİN
Erdogan in new attack on social media after Twitter ban
Erdogan in new attack on social media after Twitter ban
Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 17.49
Turkey's defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a blistering new attack on social media on Sunday after his government banned Twitter just days before crucial local elections.
More:Erdogan in new attack on social media after Twitter ban | Bangkok Post: news
Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 17.49
Turkey's defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a blistering new attack on social media on Sunday after his government banned Twitter just days before crucial local elections.
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Turkish and Chinese Social media users bypass crackdowns | PBS NewsHour
Turkish and Chinese Social media users bypass crackdowns
March 23, 2014 at 7:38 PM EDT
Hari Sreenivasan explores the methods social media users utilize to circumvent attempts to stifle online free speech. He talks with a 16-year-old in Istanbul who is dealing with Turkey’s official ban on Twitter using a VPN, or virtual private network.
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March 23, 2014 at 7:38 PM EDT
Hari Sreenivasan explores the methods social media users utilize to circumvent attempts to stifle online free speech. He talks with a 16-year-old in Istanbul who is dealing with Turkey’s official ban on Twitter using a VPN, or virtual private network.
More:Turkish and Chinese Social media users bypass crackdowns | PBS NewsHour
LOL GAG: A Twitter Interview from Istanbul | Roads & Kingdoms
LOL GAG: A Twitter Interview from Istanbul
by Nathan Thornburgh
In an upstairs conference room during the 2014 SxSW Interactive, a year after the same room had hosted Bassem Youssef and his Egyptian (comedy) uprising, the #occupygezi movement took the daïs. It’s a wide movement, of course, but it was ably represented by Eda Demir and Yalçın Pembecioğlu of the Istanbul-based online publication Bigumigu. The tl;dr version of their panel: last summer’s uprising (which pitted Turkish youth against the creeping autocracy of the ruling AKP) was, in key ways, a Twitter revolution.
More:LOL GAG: A Twitter Interview from Istanbul | Roads & Kingdoms
by Nathan Thornburgh
In an upstairs conference room during the 2014 SxSW Interactive, a year after the same room had hosted Bassem Youssef and his Egyptian (comedy) uprising, the #occupygezi movement took the daïs. It’s a wide movement, of course, but it was ably represented by Eda Demir and Yalçın Pembecioğlu of the Istanbul-based online publication Bigumigu. The tl;dr version of their panel: last summer’s uprising (which pitted Turkish youth against the creeping autocracy of the ruling AKP) was, in key ways, a Twitter revolution.
More:LOL GAG: A Twitter Interview from Istanbul | Roads & Kingdoms
Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane | Al Jazeera America
TurkeyshootsdownSyrianwarplane
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Turkish media suggests the event is a power bid by the Erdogan administration ahead of a decisive vote
March 23, 2014 10:00AM ET Updated 12:12PM ET
A Syrian military spokesman says Turkey's armed forces have shot down a Syrian warplane near the border between the two countries, calling the act a "blatant aggression."
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Turkish media suggests the event is a power bid by the Erdogan administration ahead of a decisive vote
March 23, 2014 10:00AM ET Updated 12:12PM ET
A Syrian military spokesman says Turkey's armed forces have shot down a Syrian warplane near the border between the two countries, calling the act a "blatant aggression."
More:Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane | Al Jazeera America
Turkish PM Erdogan says won't be listening to critics | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Turkish PM Erdogan says won't be listening to critics
March 23, 2014 05:21 PM
By Nick Tattersall
ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. "I don't care who it is. I'm not listening," he said to cheers.
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March 23, 2014 05:21 PM
By Nick Tattersall
ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. "I don't care who it is. I'm not listening," he said to cheers.
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Turkey at the Crossroads | The Bullet No. 954
Turkey at the Crossroads
Sungur Savran
So it has come to this! As the whole world is aware, the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken the step of banning Twitter! The government is probably sounding the reaction of the public and planning to ban YouTube as well, since that has been the site where all the wiretapped conversations have been posted. These leaked recordings of conversations between the prime minister, other government members, a motley of prominent capitalists, and leading journalists have, in our opinion, definitively demonstrated the depth of the corruption, degeneration, manipulation of the judiciary and heavy-handed interference in the day to day functioning of the media the government has been engaged in for years now. Thus the Twitter decision is only the last link to date in a long chain of violations of the most basic democratic rights. However, its sheer brazenness signals a qualitative change and should not be underestimated.
More:Turkey at the Crossroads | The Bullet No. 954
Sungur Savran
So it has come to this! As the whole world is aware, the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken the step of banning Twitter! The government is probably sounding the reaction of the public and planning to ban YouTube as well, since that has been the site where all the wiretapped conversations have been posted. These leaked recordings of conversations between the prime minister, other government members, a motley of prominent capitalists, and leading journalists have, in our opinion, definitively demonstrated the depth of the corruption, degeneration, manipulation of the judiciary and heavy-handed interference in the day to day functioning of the media the government has been engaged in for years now. Thus the Twitter decision is only the last link to date in a long chain of violations of the most basic democratic rights. However, its sheer brazenness signals a qualitative change and should not be underestimated.
More:Turkey at the Crossroads | The Bullet No. 954
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirms Turkish armed forces shot down Syrian jet | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirms Turkish armed forces shot down Syrian jet
Sunday, 23 March 2014 - 6:46pm IST | Agency: Reuters
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday his country's armed forces had shot down a Syrian jet after it violated Turkish airspace, confirming media reports.
"A Syrian plane violated our airspace. Our F-16s took off and hit this plane. Why? because if you violate my airspace, our slap after this will be hard," he told a rally of his supporters in northwest Turkey ahead of March 30 local elections.
More:Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirms Turkish armed forces shot down Syrian jet | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
Sunday, 23 March 2014 - 6:46pm IST | Agency: Reuters
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday his country's armed forces had shot down a Syrian jet after it violated Turkish airspace, confirming media reports.
"A Syrian plane violated our airspace. Our F-16s took off and hit this plane. Why? because if you violate my airspace, our slap after this will be hard," he told a rally of his supporters in northwest Turkey ahead of March 30 local elections.
More:Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan confirms Turkish armed forces shot down Syrian jet | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
HSYK reappoints judges, prosecutors of high-profile cases
HSYK reappoints judges, prosecutors of high-profile cases
23 March 2014 /İSTANBUL, TODAYSZAMAN.COM
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) issued a directive on Saturday reassigning 271 judges and prosecutors, including those who were assigned to major cases such as investigations into the Ergenekon network, the Sledgehammer coup trial and a corruption investigation against the government.The new appointments are widely seen as an attempt on the part of the government to bring the judiciary under its full control in an effort to cover up the allegations of graft against it.
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23 March 2014 /İSTANBUL, TODAYSZAMAN.COM
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) issued a directive on Saturday reassigning 271 judges and prosecutors, including those who were assigned to major cases such as investigations into the Ergenekon network, the Sledgehammer coup trial and a corruption investigation against the government.The new appointments are widely seen as an attempt on the part of the government to bring the judiciary under its full control in an effort to cover up the allegations of graft against it.
More:HSYK reappoints judges, prosecutors of high-profile cases - Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Turkish PM Erdogan says won’t be listening to critics
Turkish PM Erdogan says won’t be listening to critics
Reuters, 23/03 16:09 CET
By Nick Tattersall
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. “I don’t care who it is. I’m not listening,” he said to cheers.
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Reuters, 23/03 16:09 CET
By Nick Tattersall
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. “I don’t care who it is. I’m not listening,” he said to cheers.
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